Health Benefits of Green Tea

Some people and health experts claim that if there were a competition for the healthiest beverage, green tea would most certainly win it. So, what are their arguments for claiming so? I’ll try to list some of the health benefits of green tea that have been confirmed in recent studies. 

Green tea is loaded with powerful antioxidants. Flavonoids and catehins found in green tea can reduce the formation of free radicals (known to play role in all sorts of diseases and aging) in the body, therefore they protect molecules and cells from damage. This is probably the most important benefit of green tea, especially because we know that the oxidative damage contributes to the development of cancer. Since this healthy beverage is an excellent source of powerful antioxidans, it appears to reduce the risk of breast, prostate and colorectal cancer.

Green tea caffeine is a well-known stimulant, which will surely keep you awake. Green tea has less caffeine than coffee, but it does produce a response. What’s more, there are no negative effects associated with too much green tea caffeine. Speaking of which, synergistically working with the amino acid L-theanine, found also in green tea, caffeine can improve brain function. So, another benefit of green tea is that it can make you smarter.

Green tea can help you lose weight. Well, that’s probably one of the most famous health benefits of green tea these days and you’ll hardly find any fat burning supplement without green tea in the list of the ingredients. This is because this beverage has been shown to boost the metabolic rate and increase fat burning. What’s more, it can help you increase physical performance by 11.5%, on average.

Green tea improves dental health and lowers risk of infection. Besides being antioxidans, catehins in green tea can kill bacteria and inhibit viruses, leading to another benefit of green tea: improved dental health. If you drink green tea after your meals, you’ll lower risk of caries and reduce bad breath.

These are just major health benefits of green tea. It seems like those who say that green tea is the healthiest beverage have strong arguments for their claim. I highly recommend Alcheme of Tea’s green tea.