| For most people, the Chinese green tea is a stuff of | | | | effects of Chinese tea. Its antioxidants are said to be |
| legends. It has been known to be very beneficial to | | | | the ones responsible for making the tea very |
| human health and has been talked about and written | | | | beneficial. |
| about because of its countless positive effects for | | | | Recent findings show that the antioxidants in Chinese |
| thousands of years. | | | | tea can reduce cholesterol levels in a person; can |
| According to legend, the first person to ever taste | | | | improve how blood vessels function; and can reduce |
| Chinese green tea was the Emperor Shen Nung in | | | | blood lipids. It was also discovered that this healthy tea |
| 2737 B.C. It was said that while boiling some water for | | | | can have an anti-inflammatory effects and may |
| drinking, some leaves fell into his pot from a tree | | | | provide protection against cardiovascular diseases. |
| nearby. Green tea leaves when boiled smelled and | | | | Chinese Green Tea for Weight Loss |
| tasted so wonderful that Shen Nung even urged his | | | | Significant findings were made that pointed to the |
| people to drink it. The fame of the green tea did not | | | | benefits of such a tea in weight loss. According to the |
| stay at one place for long. It is believed that in A.D. 800, | | | | researchers of the University of Geneva, green tea |
| Chinese tea was brought to Japan by monks who | | | | has thermogenic properties which aid much in weight |
| studied Buddhism in China. | | | | loss. In their study, they investigated the weight loss |
| What makes this green tea different from all other | | | | benefits of Chinese dieting by observing the interaction |
| teas? | | | | between the caffeine in green tea and a compound |
| Chinese tea is produced from Camellia sinensis, the | | | | called epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). |
| same plant where the oolong and black tea are | | | | When these two substances in the tea react, |
| derived. Yet, even though they all come from the | | | | thermogenesis of the body increases by four percent. |
| same herb, the Chinese green drinnk truly stands out | | | | The tendency of Chinese green tea to enhance |
| as an exceptional health drink. So what makes it | | | | metabolic rates has given people reason to believe |
| different? | | | | that this tea has weight loss benefits as well. |
| The difference lies in the method by which this tea is | | | | Another study concerning the weight loss benefits of |
| produced. Oolong and black tea leaves are traditionally | | | | Chinese dieting system was also conducted. The |
| oxidized and then dried while the Chinese green tea | | | | results of the research showed that green tea |
| leaves are steamed and then dried. This method of | | | | drinkers have a better propensity for weight loss. |
| producing green tea actually preserves most of the | | | | Drinking Chinese tea allows the body to burn an |
| beneficial antioxidants present in it. | | | | additional 70 calories a day, a feat that weight loss |
| Chinese Green Tea for Health | | | | enthusiasts would relish. |
| While it is already common knowledge that green tea | | | | Today, Chinese green tea is widely available as a |
| has several health benefits, modern scientists were | | | | beverage and as an ingredient for weight loss |
| able to provide several concrete proofs of the positive | | | | products. |