There is much discussion out there today about the benefits of green tea. Green tea has the highest amount of antioxidants which fight free radicals.
All tea (black oolong, green and white) are leaves from the camellia sinensis bush. These bushes are loaded with flavonoids and polyphenols.
China is studying all teas and indicated that daily intake could be used to treat diabetes. Researches have found that drinking the three teas, the polysaccharides in black tea had the most glucose inhibiting properties.
Germany lead a team of researches regarding extract from white tea which is the least processed of all teas of the camellia sinensis bush. It is thought that maybe white tea would help with fighting obesity by stimulating fat mobilization from mature fat cells.
There is some evidence that green tea could prevent cataracts.
Green could reduce inflammation related arthritis and slow cartilage breakdown. There is also evidence that green tea can reduce heart attacks or atherosclerosis. Study from Japan found that older adults who drink tea daily show less risk of memory difficulty.
There was a study in 2008 that indicated that tea could keep away the super bugs. Pharmacy researches show that drinking green tea would help antibiotics fight off bacterial infections.
Drinking tea daily would significantly reduce risk of stroke per a study completed in the US recently.
As of today no one knows what is in the tea to prevent the disease but they just know now that it works.
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