Green Tea and Cholesterol facts

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Green Tea and Cholesterol facts

JoAnn Guest

Nov 05, 2006 21:16 PST

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Green Tea and Cholesterol facts

by Lorraine Bevere

 

http://ayurveda-foryou.com/health_articles/greentea.html

 

A green and lush oasis in the middle of a scorching dessert. A cool

breeze on a hot summer night. A bright light in the end of a cold

and dark tunnel. Green tea and cholesterol.

 

For the millions and millions of people suffering from high

cholesterol green tea may be that light. You can browse and search

the Internet for topics on green tea and cholesterol and would come

up with hundred of hits.

 

 

Cholesterol, triglycerides, the protein apoB in LDLs, are words

dreaded

by humans of the modern age. This new century is expected to become

the

century of medical miracles, the green tea, lowly as it may sound

looks

very promising as several researches have shown. This could be the

decade of green tea and cholesterol.

 

More good news is it's not just green tea and cholesterol; it's also

green tea and cancer. Several studies have shown that the

antioxidants

are present in green tea. 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. Another research done by the

University of Purdue researchers recently concluded that a compound

in

green tea inhibits the growth of cancer cells. In another study by

the

University of Kansas determined that EGCG may explain why the rate

of

heart disease among Japanese men is quite low, even though

approximately

seventy-five percent are smokers.

 

And more good news! It's not just green tea and cholesterol; it's

also

green tea and high blood pressure. Habitually drinking 5 to 10 cups

a

day of green tea lowers high blood pressure.

 

For more that 4,000 years the Chinese have known about the medicinal

benefits of green tea since using it to treat everything from

headaches

to depression. So it's not just green tea and cholesterol; it's also

green tea and depression!

 

Drinking green also is reported to be helpful with rheumatoid

arthritis,

Cardiovascular disease, infection, and impaired immune function.

 

Green tea is rich in catechin polyphenols, especially

epigallocatechin

gallate (EGCG). EGCG is a good anti-cancer element. Polyphenol

limits

the negative effects of smoking and a fatty diet.

 

There's more! It's not just green tea and cholesterol; it's also

green

tea and weight loss. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

published a report that found out that men who were given a

combination

of caffeine and green tea extract burned more calories than those

given

only caffeine.

 

How about green tea and tooth decay anyone? Its bacteria- destroying

abilities kill the bacteria that cause dental decay. So it's not

just

green tea and cholesterol, it's also green tea and bacteria.

 

Why is it that it's green tea and cholesterol not oolong tea or

black

tea? As we all know there are 3 types of tea, green, oolong and

black.

All of these come from the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant.

But

why green? Green tea leaves are steamed, which prevents the EGCG

compound from being oxidized while black and oolong tea leaves are

made

from dried or fermented leaves, which causes loss of EGCG.

 

We should have learned speaking mandarin or fukien a long time ago

and

got to know green tea and cholesterol lowering the Chinese way.

 

There is more to green tea and cholesterol, search the web and get

to

know more of the heath benefits you may get from green tea. Does

anyone

know how to say green tea in Chinese?

 

 

 

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