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Benefits of
Drinking Tea
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The Miracle of Green Tea |
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"Better to be deprived of food for three days,
than tea for one." (Ancient Chinese Proverb) |
Is any other food or drink reported
to have as many health benefits as green tea? The
Chinese have known about the medicinal benefits of
green tea since ancient times, using it to treat
everything from headaches to depression. In her
book Green Tea: The Natural Secret for a
Healthier Life, Nadine Taylor states that green
tea has been used as a medicine in China for at
least 4,000 years.
Today, scientific research in both
Asia and the west is providing hard evidence for the
health benefits long associated with drinking green
tea. For example, in 1994 the Journal of the
National Cancer Institute published the results of
an epidemiological study indicating that drinking
green tea reduced the risk of esophageal cancer in
Chinese men and women by nearly sixty percent.
University of Purdue researchers recently concluded
that a compound in green tea inhibits the growth of
cancer cells. There is also research indicating that
drinking green tea lowers total cholesterol levels,
as well as improving the ratio of good (HDL)
cholesterol to bad (LDL) cholesterol.
To sum up, here are just a few
medical conditions in which drinking green tea is
reputed to be helpful:
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cancer |
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rheumatoid arthritis |
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high cholesterol levels |
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cariovascular disease |
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infection |
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impaired immune function |
What makes green tea so special?
The secret of
green tea lies in the fact it is rich in catechin
polyphenols, particularly epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG).
EGCG is a powerful anti-oxidant: besides inhibiting
the growth of cancer cells, it kills cancer cells
without harming healthy tissue. It has also been
effective in lowering LDL cholesterol levels, and
inhibiting the abnormal formation of blood clots.
The latter takes on added importance when you
consider that thrombosis (the formation of abnormal
blood clots) is the leading cause of heart attacks
and stroke.
Links are
being made between the effects of drinking green tea
and the "French Paradox." For years, researchers
were puzzled by the fact that, despite consuming a
diet rich in fat, the French have a lower incidence
of heart disease than Americans. The answer was
found to lie in red wine, which contains resveratrol,
a polyphenol that limits the negative effects of
smoking and a fatty diet. In a 1997 study,
researchers from the University of Kansas determined
that EGCG is twice as powerful as resveratrol, which
may explain why the rate of heart disease among
Japanese men is quite low, even though approximately
seventy-five percent are smokers.
Why don't
other Chinese teas have similar health-giving
properties? Green, oolong, and black teas all come
from the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant. What
sets green tea apart is the way it is processed.
Green tea leaves are steamed, which prevents the
EGCG compound from being oxidized. By contrast,
black and oolong tea leaves are made from fermented
leaves, which results in the EGCG being converted
into other compounds that are not nearly as
effective in preventing and fighting various
diseases.
Other Benefits
New evidence
is emerging that green tea can even help dieters.
In November, 1999, the American Journal
of Clinical Nutrition published the results of
a study at the University of Geneva in Switzerland.
Researchers found that men who were given a
combination of caffeine and green tea extract burned
more calories than those given only caffeine or a
placebo.
Green tea can
even help prevent tooth decay! Just as its
bacteria-destroying abilities can help prevent food
poisoning, it can also kill the bacteria that causes
dental plaque. Meanwhile, skin preparations
containing green tea - from deodorants to creams -
are starting to appear on the market.
Harmful Effects?
To date, the
only negative side effect reported from drinking
green tea is insomnia due to the fact that it
contains caffeine. However, green tea contains
less caffeine than coffee: there are approximately
thirty to sixty mg. of caffeine in six - eight
ounces of tea, compared to over one-hundred mg. in
eight ounces of coffee
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