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Health Benefits of Tea

by Esbee Ai on December 18, 2011

The Truth About the Health Benefits of Tea

The Truth About the Health Benefits of Tea


Why tea is so hot

First, a definition: When scientists talk about tea, they mean black, green, white, or oolong teas — —all of which are made from the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant. 

 

What makes the four tea types different from each other is the way the leaves are prepared and how mature they are, which affects both flavor and nutritional content.

1.  Black tea is made from leaves that have been wilted (dried out) and then fully oxidized (meaning that chemicals in the leaves are modified through exposure to air).

2.  Green tea's leaves are wilted but not oxidized.

3.  Oolong tea is wilted and then only partially oxidized, and white tea is not wilted or oxidized at all.

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Cancer prevention: A 2009 review of 51 green tea studies found that sipping three to five cups a day may lower the risks of ovarian, colorectal, lung, and prostate cancers,

Brain benefits: Downing from one to four cups of black or green tea a day has been linked with a lower risk of Parkinson's disease,

Heart help: "Drinking tea may be helpful in preventing or delaying certain risk factors of cardiovascular disease, and lowering LDL (bad) cholesterol and triglycerides,"

17 months ago

There's also a slim file on how drinking tea may help ward off osteoporosis and reduce the incidence of cavities, due to the fluoride it contains. And EGCG, that green-tea antioxidant, has been found to increase the number of important immune-boosting cells (called regulatory T-cells) — ?but only in one animal study.

17 months ago

There's also a slim file on how drinking tea may help ward off osteoporosis and reduce the incidence of cavities, due to the fluoride it contains. And EGCG, that green-tea antioxidant, has been found to increase the number of important immune-boosting cells (called regulatory T-cells) — ?but only in one animal study.

17 months ago

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17 months ago

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17 months ago

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17 months ago

"Drinking tea may be helpful in preventing or delaying certain risk factors of cardiovascular disease, and lowering LDL (bad) cholesterol and triglycerides,"

15 months ago

Heart help: "Drinking tea may be helpful in preventing or delaying certain risk factors of cardiovascular disease, and lowering LDL (bad) cholesterol and triglycerides,"

15 months ago

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15 months ago

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15 months ago

Green tea contains an especially high amount of antioxidants ?in particular, a type of polyphenol called a catechin, the most active and abundant of which is epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG).................................

12 months ago