Benefits of green tea
Ever since tea was discovered, many wide ranging health related benefits have been associated with the beverage. Modern research has recently started proving that many of the claims made over the past 5000 years are actually true. Display teas are made from the finest green teas (or even white tea in some rare cases) and therefore enjoy the same benefits:
Health Benefits
The benefits of green tea in particular have been explored by many scientists in recent years. There is growing, often controversial evidence that green tea antioxidants, (also referred to as catechins) may help prevent or fight against some serious illnesses such as cancer, rheumatoid arthritis and cardiovascular disease.
Green tea also naturally contains flouride to strengthen tooth enamel and help reduce the formation of plaque. It also thus acts as a defense against tooth decay and gum disease.
Recent research in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition indicates
that drinking tea is better for your health — or better — than just
drinking water.
Weight loss
Green tea is also touted with the ability to help speed up the metabolism. Some say it's particularly good to drink green tea
after a meal to aid digestion and help break down the food more. As a result, green tea has become for many the beverage of choice in a weight loss diet.
Many low calorie green tea diets have been developed with varying degrees
of success. Our view though is that green tea is not a silver bullet for dieting and should simply be seen as an "aid" to
losing weight.
Low Caffeine
Large amounts of caffeine may be harmful for the body since an excess can cause heart palpitations, hypertension, and insomnia. Green tea contains much lower low levels of caffeine than black tea and especially coffee. White tea is even lower whereas Herbal teas contain zero caffeine.
Average levels of Caffeine in Tea and Coffee
Herbal Tea - 0mg
White tea - 15mg
Green tea - 20mg
Oolong tea - 30mg
Black tea - 40mg
Coffee - 80mg
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