what does tea do for you?

Question

i heard there good for you but what nutirtion is there?
this is for green tea...okay?
i want to know what they do for you.

Answer 1

Is any other food or drink reported to have as many health benefits as green tea? The Chinese have known about the medicinal benefits of green tea since ancient times, using it to treat everything from headaches to depression. In her book Green Tea: The Natural Secret for a Healthier Life, Nadine Taylor states that green tea has been used as a medicine in China for at least 4,000 years.

Today, scientific research in both Asia and the west is providing hard evidence for the health benefits long associated with drinking green tea. For example, in 1994 the Journal of the National Cancer Institute published the results of an epidemiological study indicating that drinking green tea reduced the risk of esophageal cancer in Chinese men and women by nearly sixty percent. University of Purdue researchers recently concluded that a compound in green tea inhibits the growth of cancer cells. There is also research indicating that drinking green tea lowers total cholesterol levels, as well as improving the ratio of good (HDL) cholesterol to bad (LDL) cholesterol.

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
cariovascular disease
infection
impaired immune function

What makes green tea so special?

The secret of green tea lies in the fact it is rich in catechin polyphenols, particularly epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). EGCG is a powerful anti-oxidant: besides inhibiting the growth of cancer cells, it kills cancer cells without harming healthy tissue. It has also been effective in lowering LDL cholesterol levels, and inhibiting the abnormal formation of blood clots. The latter takes on added importance when you consider that thrombosis (the formation of abnormal blood clots) is the leading cause of heart attacks and stroke.

Links are being made between the effects of drinking green tea and the "French Paradox." For years, researchers were puzzled by the fact that, despite consuming a diet rich in fat, the French have a lower incidence of heart disease than Americans. The answer was found to lie in red wine, which contains resveratrol, a polyphenol that limits the negative effects of smoking and a fatty diet. In a 1997 study, researchers from the University of Kansas determined that EGCG is twice as powerful as resveratrol, which may explain why the rate of heart disease among Japanese men is quite low, even though approximately seventy-five percent are smokers.

Why don't other Chinese teas have similar health-giving properties? Green, oolong, and black teas all come from the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant. What sets green tea apart is the way it is processed. Green tea leaves are steamed, which prevents the EGCG compound from being oxidized. By contrast, black and oolong tea leaves are made from fermented leaves, which results in the EGCG being converted into other compounds that are not nearly as effective in preventing and fighting various diseases.

Other Benefits

New evidence is emerging that green tea can even help dieters. In November, 1999, the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition published the results of a study at the University of Geneva in Switzerland. Researchers found that men who were given a combination of caffeine and green tea extract burned more calories than those given only caffeine or a placebo.

Green tea can even help prevent tooth decay! Just as its bacteria-destroying abilities can help prevent food poisoning, it can also kill the bacteria that causes dental plaque. Meanwhile, skin preparations containing green tea - from deodorants to creams - are starting to appear on the market.



I personally love gtrre tea---in fact any tea. i really love the tea is getting really popular, even snapple has gotten into it!! YAY for healthy tea, my friends always make fun of me && they call me a health freak...but they are just jelous that im gonna live longer!!

Answer 2

I enjoy the taste of tea - with milk and a little sugar. I quit coffee 6 months ago, but will have a cappuccino occasionally. Green tea is supposed to be good for your too, probably has cleansing qualities in it, after all, it is kinda like flavored water.

Answer 3

Green tea (and others) contain loads of anti-oxidants.
Anti-oxidants are otherwise mildly hard to find naturally.

What these do for you: studies have shown that people who drink (green) tea tend to live a little longer than those who don't.

Think of oxide as 'rust,' then think of anti-oxidants as 'anti-rust.'

There is also the aroma-therapy factor to it.
I personally love tea, as my name may imply.

P.S. As others have mentioned, it also has some qualities in weight loss.
I forgot to mention this.

Answer 4

yes u can take green tea which reduces ur fat and also u can take ordinary tea and one more thing take only 2 or 3 a day and not more than that

Answer 5

a terriffic source of anti-oxidants Just spent forty bucks for the Wu Long slimming tea it taste great as well ..... good luck to u
they say these phytochemicals will be the vitamins of the future!

Answer 6

green tea has antioxidents,which help clean your system and helps you lose weight also

Answer 7

relaxes and calms me. i love how it smells and it sooo relaxing!

Answer 8

Keeps me awake if I drink it too late in the day..............