The Benefits of Tea :)

Who doesn’t know about tea? I’m sure that everyone knows about it. Almost every day, everyone consumes it. In the morning, before they go to the school, office or etc, they usually consume it. Not only in the morning, but also in the afternoon, evening, night or whenever they get it. Indeed, Tea can be consumed in everywhere and everytime.

Tea has several types in this world, such as black tea, green tea and white tea. Based on the way packing of it, there are tea in bags and loose leaves. The green tea and loose leaves have more antioxidant than others.

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Loose Leaves Tea

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These are the benefits of tea :

-   Tea can display fewer signs of aging.
If you are the type to fret over the appearance of wrinkles, age spots and other signs of growing old, oolong tea may be the answer to your worries. In a recent experiment carried out jointly by researchers from the US, Taiwan and Japan, mice which were fed tea displayed fewer signs of aging than mice that were fed water. (The Straits Times, Sept. 24, 01)

·      Prevent to get the Allergies
The wonder cup just got even more wonderful. Green tea, rich in antioxidant treasures that protect against heart disease and cancer, now shows promise as an allergy fighter. In laboratory tests, Japanese researchers have found that the antioxidants in green tea, block the biochemical process involved in producing an allergic response. Green tea may be useful against a wide range of sneeze-starting allergens, including pollen, pet dander, and dust. (Prevention, April 2003) 

·      Green tea catechins are chondroprotective and consumption of green tea may be prophylactic for arthritis and may benefit the arthritis patient by reducing inflammation and slowing cartilage breakdown. (The Journal of Nutrition, Mar 2002).

·      Green tea may be useful in controlling inflammation from injury or diseases such as arthritis. (Boston Globe, April 26, 99)

·      Tea flavonoids may be bone builders. A report in this week's Archives of Internal Medicine looked at about 500 Chinese men and women who regularly drank black, green, or oolong tea for more than 10 years. Compared with nonhabitual tea drinkers, tea regulars had higher bone mineral densities, even after exercise and calcium-which strengthen bones-were taken into account. (U.S. News & World Report, May 20, 2002)

·  "Tea is one of the single best cancer fighters you can put in your body," according to Mitchell Gaynor, MD, director of medical oncology at the world-renowned Strong Cancer Prevention Center in New York City and co-author of Dr. Gaynor's Cancer Prevention Program. The latest tea discovery? Strong evidence that both green and black tea can fight cancer-at least in the test tube-though green tea holds a slight edge. In a new study, both teas kept healthy cells from turning malignant after exposure to cancer-causing compounds. (Prevention, May 2000)

·    Tea can lower 'bad' cholesterol levels. Researchers at the Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center in Beltsville, Maryland, asked test subjects to eat low-fat, low-calorie prepared meals and drink five cups of caffeinated tea or caffeinated and non-caffeinated placebos that mimicked the look of tea. Levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol dropped 10 percent among the test subjects who drank tea. (Vegetarian Times, Jan 2003)

- Drinking black tea may lower the risk of heart disease because it prevents blood from clumping and forming clots. In a recent study, researchers found that while drinking black tea, the participants had lower levels of the blood protein associated with coagulation. Better Nutrition, Jan 2002 .

- Tea can lose the weight of body
Trying to lose weight? Reach for a cup of green tea instead of a diet beverage. Compared to the placebo and caffeine, green tea extract consumption produced a significant 4% increase in 24-hour energy expenditure. If you consume 2,000 calories per day and don't gain or lose weight (you're in energy balance), an increase of 4% would translate roughly into an 80-calorie daily difference. Over a year, this could result in 89 pounds of weight loss. (American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Nov 1999).

I think that’s all. Thank you so much, sorry at all :D

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