April 16, 2011

The benefits of green tea... "Over the last few decades green tea has been subjected to many scientific and medical studies to determine the extent of its long-purported health benefits, with some evidence suggesting that regular green tea drinkers have lower chances of heart disease and of developing certain types of cancer. Although green tea does not raise the metabolic rate enough to produce immediate weight loss." This quote was taken from Wikipedia, as I thought that green tea did help with weight loss. Apparently though, green tree extracts containing polyphenols and caffeine have been shown to induce thermogenesis (which is a significant component of the metabolic rate). According to About.com, "To sum up, here are just a few medical conditions in which drinking green tea is reputed to be helpful: cancer rheumatoid arthritis high cholesterol levels cardiovascular disease infection impaired immune function I feel that whether green tea does indeed do all these wonderful things or not, it is definitely worth my time to enjoy a cup or two each day.