Health Benefits of Green Tea

Whole world is aware of the health benefits of green tea. If you are not, then I am telling you no other food in this world is as beneficial for health as the green tea. Chinese knows its beneficial effects from as long as 4,000 years and they have been using it for treating various disorders of human body.

The researches all over the world have shown that green tea has vast application in treating various diseases of humans.

Beneficial effects of Green tea in various human diseases

Cancer: In an epidemiological study conducted by National Cancer Institute, it has been found that green tea reduce the risk of esophageal cancer as much as by 60% in Chinese men. It has also been found that Green tea reduce the proliferation of cancer cells.
Weight loss: All over the world green tea is being used as an alternative medicine for weight loss. Research show that they cause more burning of calories and hence help in loosing weight. Their effect is magnified when they are used with caffeine.
Anti-Aging properties: It has been found that has very powerful anti-oxidant, epigallocatechin gallate that helps in destroying the free radicals in the body and hence acts as anti-aging agent.
Cardiovascular disorders: Green tea has been widely researched for its beneficial effects on heart. And it not only prevents the heart attacks but also makes the heart powerful. It decreases LDL (Low density lipoproteins) hence are very helpful to the heart.
Other benefits: besides all the above benefits, it is also useful in dental decay as it kills the tooth bacteria. Green tea is useful in common cold and other body infection due to presence of vitamin C. If you eyes are itching then keep green tea bags in fridge for 15 minutes and then keep them on eyes, you will get an instant relief.
So all of you must be thinking why are these magical effects of green tea? This is due to the anti-oxidant epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). EGCG not only prevents cancer cells from proliferation but decreases LDL, and all above effects of Green tea are due to EGCG.

French Paradox and Green Tea

French people eat a lot of fat and still have a low mortality due to cardiovascular diseases. This has been argued, that is due to Red wine, which French people drink. Red wine has Resveratrol, an anti-oxidant which prevents the cardiovascular diseases. And you will be amazed to know that EGCG is two times as strong as Resveratrol.

Why only green Tea, not the black tea?

Well black tea is prepared by fermentation and EGCG present in it is converted into other compounds so it’s ineffective.
So you must drink green tea and enjoy a healthy beautiful life.