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