The Benefits Of Green Tea

Throughout recent decades, scientists have been hard at work researching ways we can combat and counter the unhealthy consumption of many these products. In doing so, there have been many chemicals that researchers have found in nature that we can consume, containing antioxidants, anti-carcinogens, and anti-inflammatories properties.

Such properties have proven to be highly beneficial to our health, and are becoming more frequently sought after by consumers. Green tea has become one of the world’s well-known substances for its healthy properties.

What Is Green Tea?

Green Tea is a beverage typically served as a mixture of warm water, and loose leaves of a particular plant known as Camellia Sinensis.

Among other types of tea such as Black Tea and Oolong Tea, it is also known as the healthiest of all liquid beverages besides water.

The active ingredient in green tea that accounts for its strong reputation is known as polyphenol. This ingredient is made up of a particular chemical known as flavonoids. Furthermore, this chemical is divided into the following four antioxidants:

Additionally, green tea consists of another flavonoid such as kaempferol, quercetin, and myricetin as well as the vitamins such as Riboflavin, Thiamine, Niacin, Vitamin B, and Vitamin C.

Moreover, it contains important minerals such as Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Potassium, and Sodium.

Notably, Green Tea is also the most unprocessed tea of all the tea varieties, which lends to the fact that it non-coincidentally possesses the most antioxidants and health benefits.

Although it is traditionally served as leaves with hot water, it is also distributed as a bottled beverage (sweetened or unsweetened,) single tea bags, instant powders, capsuled supplements, and liquid extracts.

How Do We Benefit From Consuming Green Tea?

There is a plethora of research that has been published, making broad claims about the incredible health benefits resulting from this substance.

However, much of the science behind how the chemical make-up of green tea prevents particular diseases is unknown.

Still, it is an acclaimed fact that the Catechins that green tea contains are proven to act as efficient antioxidants against morbidity generally speaking.

Specifically, it has been hypothesized that these antioxidants in green tea work prevent the following:

Obesity

Recent studies have shown that GTC’s (Green Tea Catechins) have proven to possess properties that increase not only metabolic rate but also regulates catecholic production of chemicals that produce the urge to eat.

In other words, it induces the production of appetite-suppressing chemicals.

Heat Disease

GTC’s are not only antioxidants against existing toxins but have also been proven to act as a protectant for the cardiovascular diseases. Therefore, this substance assists in the prevention of heart disease.

Cancer

It has been theorized that the high levels of Catechins present in green tea assistant in destroying cancerous cells. Though the exact mechanism in which this occurs is still being researched today.

In fact, studies have proven the existence of a positive correlation between the consumption of green tea, and a positive impact on cancers in these organs: breasts, bladder, ovarian, colorectal, esophageal, lung, prostate, skin, and the stomach.

Inflammation

Inflammatory diseases are caused by the overproduction of cells, and more specifically skin cells. GTC’s have been proven to regulate the production of these cells, thus aiding in the prevention of various inflammatory diseases.

Furthermore, green tea is also said to prevent and treat disorders such as chronic stress, fatigue, and arthritis.

Green Tea Vs. Coffee

Many avid drinkers of tea are also enthusiastic drinkers of coffee. For this reason, it might be useful to examine some of the differences between the two substances.

Notably, the most important difference is the amount of caffeine that is present in each of these beverages.

When assessing the amount of caffeine that is present in green tea, it is important to distinguish the type of green tea. For this comparison, let’s examine unsweetened brewed green tea.

While some leaves used for this tea vary, on average individuals use 35 milligrams of tea leaves when brewing their green tea.

In comparison, coffee users typically use a whopping 95 milligrams of coffee grounds in their brewed coffee.

So, with said amount of green tea and coffee, there would have been approximately eight fluid ounces of a beverage made.

Within this eight fluid ounces, coffee would possess roughly 150 mg of caffeine. On the other hand, green tea would possess less than half of this quantity of caffeine.

In short, one would need to drink 1-3 cups of green tea to consume the same amount of caffeine as a cup of coffee.

It is important to note, that caffeine is the world’s most widely consumed drug that possesses psychoactive qualities. Considering that this drug is a stimulant, we must be careful not to deem coffee the better of the two beverages for this reason.

Both have addictive qualities and are best consumed in moderation.

Fitness Substances Containing Green Tea

Green tea’s antioxidant consistency, have made it a favorite tool in regards to fitness training. Individuals wishing to burn fat, or become more fit in general often turn to green tea as tool to be used when working towards their goals.

Typically, green tea is consumed in three primary ways as a means of improving fitness.

The most common way this substance is distributed as a fitness tool as an extract used in weight loss pills. Green tea extract in combination with pure caffeine is one of the quickest ways to drop weight quickly, using naturally occurring chemicals.

And this is why it is often added to weight loss companies when creating new pharmaceutical solutions to obesity.

Moreover, more often than not green tea extract is distributed on its own within a capsule. Individuals are prompted to take this capsule, along with routine exercise and diet, facilitate the quick progression towards their fitness goals.

Lastly, one of the more obvious but often looked over products containing green tea as a fitness substance is a green tea itself.

As we further advance in nutritional research, we are moving more and more towards the usage of pure naturally occurring, unprocessed substances.

For this reason, more people are beginning to make green tea a part of their everyday diet to reach their fitness goals.

Conclusion

Ultimately, the magic behind green tea is becoming less of a secret by the day. Scientist and consumers alike are focusing their attention on creating natural solutions to nutritional and health problems that plague our world today.

And green tea appears to be at the forefront of these natural solutions for the GTC’s they possess that make them such excellent antioxidants and disease fighters.

 

Resources:

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MedicalNewsToday​