Supposedly it has antioxidants & whatever else that is supposed to detoxify you & boost metabolism. Has anyone ever really experienced any health benefits from it?
2007-03-02 05:01:15 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Non-Alcoholic Drinks
fabulous for your health!
yep
2007-03-02 05:03:58 · answer #1 · answered by tomkat1528 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Here are just a few known health benefits of drinking green tea:
Boosts your immune system
Lowers blood sugar
Helps prevent cavities and tooth decay
Slows the aging process
Helps reduce the risk of cancer
Lowers cholesterol
Aids in weight loss by burning calories
Reduces high blood pressure
Prevents arthritis
Reduces the risk of heart disease
Reduces the risk of stroke
Lowers the risk of blood clot
2007-03-04 12:19:35 · answer #2 · answered by james o 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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
Harmful Effects?
To date, the only negative side effect reported from drinking green tea is insomnia due to the fact that it contains caffeine. However, green tea contains less caffeine than coffee: there are approximately thirty to sixty mg. of caffeine in six - eight ounces of tea, compared to over one-hundred mg. in eight ounces of coffee.
Yeah I'd say it's super good for you and taste pretty good too. Try Sobe' Green Tea, That's my favorite!!! :P
Further info:
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.
2007-03-02 13:10:16 · answer #3 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been drinking only water and green tea and eating healthier the last couple of weeks and I have lost 6 lbs! So I'm guessing it really does help, I'm still drinking it every day.
2007-03-02 13:21:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
well i'm 53 yrs. hard drinkin, smoker, poor eater.
drink a cup of green tea everyday, also try to include tomaters.
and some red wine now and then.
i feel like hell most of the time.
but then again i am still alive !
i also drink the iced green teas in the summer.
2007-03-02 13:14:01 · answer #5 · answered by splaz57 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I drink green tea every morning when I wake up & at night before I go to bed, and I always feel very energized & motivated. It's good!
2007-03-02 13:08:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is just good for you. Drink up ;)
2007-03-02 13:28:59 · answer #7 · answered by C L 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋