Health Benefits of Green Tea
Preventing Cancer
One of the major health benefits reported from drinking green tea is how it may defend in preventing certain cancers. If you have been drinking green tea for a while you are at an advantage.
There is strong evidence supporting the contention that many types of cancer may be prevented with long term consumption of green tea. These cancers are: bladder, colon, esophageal, pancreas, rectum, and stomach.
"...For a long time, green tea was preferred as a beverage because of its attractive flavor and taste. But the scientific community and the popular press have recently pondered that there might be beneficial properties of green tea. Consumption has been associated with anti-inflammatory, antioxidative, antimutagenic, and anticarcinogenic effects."
(Benelli et al., 2002; Weisburger and Chung, 2002).
It is been concluded that lower rates of cancer in the Asian population are directly correlated with high levels of green tea consumption. These population studies done in the 1980's have led scientists to study the specific components of green tea to determine what exactly what components are responsible for preventing cancer in the human body.
Read more: :Prostate cancer and green tea
How does green tea fight and reduce the risk of these cancers? The answer is high levels of EGCG (Epigallocatechin Gallate) that occur naturally in green tea. The ingredient EGCG is a potent antioxidant, about 200 time more powerful than vitamin E which neutralizes pro-oxidants and free radicals that attack lipids in the brain. EGCG also blocks the cancer promoting effect of carcinogens in the body.
Only about 10% of the experiments involving green tea have involved humans, directly. Studying data from animals and test tubes, while not completely relevant regarding humans, does provide much insight for future study and simply cannot be ignored.
How much should you drink? Traditional Chinese homeopathic health practitioners say 10 cups a day is standard while other research indicates 2-3 cups a day is fine. If you want to guess take the average, 4-5 cups daily. Drinking this amount is easy and if you like it you may find yourself drinking 10 cups a day!
Protecting Your Heart
Good news! Green tea is great for your heart! The natural antioxidants in tea may have a strong effect on heart disease, controling blood pressure and lowering cholesterol.
Reduced geart attack risk - In a 25 year study, evidence supports that consuming 8.5 oz of green tea daily reduces the risk of dying from or even having a first heart attack. Scientists also found that by consuming more antioxidants, like that found in tea, people were 3 times less likely to be at risk of dying from coronary heart disease.
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One of the major health benefits reported from drinking green tea is how it may defend in preventing certain cancers. If you have been drinking green tea for a while you are at an advantage.
There is strong evidence supporting the contention that many types of cancer may be prevented with long term consumption of green tea. These cancers are: bladder, colon, esophageal, pancreas, rectum, and stomach.
"...For a long time, green tea was preferred as a beverage because of its attractive flavor and taste. But the scientific community and the popular press have recently pondered that there might be beneficial properties of green tea. Consumption has been associated with anti-inflammatory, antioxidative, antimutagenic, and anticarcinogenic effects."
(Benelli et al., 2002; Weisburger and Chung, 2002).
It is been concluded that lower rates of cancer in the Asian population are directly correlated with high levels of green tea consumption. These population studies done in the 1980's have led scientists to study the specific components of green tea to determine what exactly what components are responsible for preventing cancer in the human body.
Read more: :Prostate cancer and green tea
How does green tea fight and reduce the risk of these cancers? The answer is high levels of EGCG (Epigallocatechin Gallate) that occur naturally in green tea. The ingredient EGCG is a potent antioxidant, about 200 time more powerful than vitamin E which neutralizes pro-oxidants and free radicals that attack lipids in the brain. EGCG also blocks the cancer promoting effect of carcinogens in the body.
Only about 10% of the experiments involving green tea have involved humans, directly. Studying data from animals and test tubes, while not completely relevant regarding humans, does provide much insight for future study and simply cannot be ignored.
How much should you drink? Traditional Chinese homeopathic health practitioners say 10 cups a day is standard while other research indicates 2-3 cups a day is fine. If you want to guess take the average, 4-5 cups daily. Drinking this amount is easy and if you like it you may find yourself drinking 10 cups a day!
Protecting Your Heart
Good news! Green tea is great for your heart! The natural antioxidants in tea may have a strong effect on heart disease, controling blood pressure and lowering cholesterol.
Reduced geart attack risk - In a 25 year study, evidence supports that consuming 8.5 oz of green tea daily reduces the risk of dying from or even having a first heart attack. Scientists also found that by consuming more antioxidants, like that found in tea, people were 3 times less likely to be at risk of dying from coronary heart disease.
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