Green tea has many health benefits, some have been proven and some may just be folklore:
 What is green tea? it comes from the Camellia sinensis plant. Green tea is very popular in China and Japan and is gaining favor in other nations too. They have been drinking green tea for health reasons for over 5,000 years in Asia.
Some of the various chemical compounds in green tea:
  • Polyphenols and flavonoids
  • Alkaloids, such as caffeine and Theobromine .
  • Carbohydrates
  • Tannins
  • Minerals, such as fluoride and aluminum

 

INTERESTING RESEARCH FINDINGS ON  GREEN  TEA

1.Green tea reduce heart disease.
2.Green tea help the immune system fight viral and bacterial   infections.
3.Green tea help lower cholesterol.
4.Green Tea could help improve memory and slow development of Alzheiment of Alzheimer's disease.
5.Green tea can be an effective weapon in the fight against diabetes because it boosts insulin activity in the body by more than 15-fold.
6.Green tea can help people lose weight because it's calorie free and a good source of fluids
7.Green Tea polyphenoles can be a useful supplement in the treatment of liver diseases.
8.Green tea can help Blood circulation
9.Green tea reduces the effects of cigarettes smoking.
10.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 rental plaque.


Green Tea and cancers

  • NEW RESEARCH STUDY SUGGESTS THAT DRINKING TEA MAY DECREASE THE RISK OF OVARIAN CANCER.
  • GREEN TEA MAY HELP LOWER THE RISK OF LUNG CANCER.
  • GREEN TEA ALSO CAN HELP AGAINST PROSTATE CANCER.
  • GREEN TEA CAN REDUCE THE RISK OF BREAST CANCER.

 

Green tea could be beneficial not only for cancer prevention but also in the therapy and prevention of other diseases.

So Is any other food or drink reported to have as  many health benefits as green tea?