Do you like green tea too? It is often said that drinking green tea is good for health, and it is even listed as one of the super foods. But what are the health benefits of green tea? According to a recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, drinking green tea before exercise, catechins in green tea can inhibit some enzymes in the human body, which is helpful to consume 17% more fat energy than people who don't drink green tea, which proves that it is also helpful to lose weight.

Green tea helps to reduce body fat, but also has a strong antioxidant function, helping beauty and anti-aging! 1. Reduce fat and cholesterol

Under the overall coordination of polyphenols, amino acids and vitamins contained in green tea, it is helpful to reduce the blood lipid content of human body and help burn excess fat in the body, especially tea polyphenols and vitamin C, which is the key to promote fat oxidation, help digestion and reduce fat and lose weight. In addition, it is also helpful to improve excellent cholesterol in the body. Japanese research found that after taking 500 mg catechin every day, although the total cholesterol concentration did not change after 3 months, the high-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentration increased significantly.

2. Anti-aging effect

Whether oolong tea, black tea or green tea, there is a strong antioxidant "EGCG" in tea, which can neutralize free radicals in the body and help delay aging. Studies show that the antioxidant effect of "EGCG" is 10 times stronger than that of vitamin E and twice as high as that of red wine, which can be said to be an important substance to help delay aging.

3. Increase bone density

According to the research of TexasTech University Health Science Center, women who have stopped menstruating can take 500 mg of green tea polyphenol capsules (about 4-6 cups of tea) every day for six months, which can promote bone reconstruction and delay bone loss. In addition, the research of national cheng kung university National Affiliated Hospital also found that people who used to drink tea for more than 10 years had the best bone density, and those who used to drink tea for more than 6~ 10 years had higher bone density than those who didn't drink tea.

Cancer prevention

According to the research of the British international professional magazine Nanomedicine, EGCG in green tea has a significant effect on the treatment of skin cancer. In addition, whether it is green tea, black tea or oolong tea, a large number of polyphenols contained in tea are excellent ingredients to help eliminate free radicals and inhibit cancer.

5. Prevention of dental caries

Fluoride in tea can inhibit bacteria, catechin can also inhibit bacteria such as streptococcus, which helps to reduce the chance of bacteria sticking to teeth and staying in the mouth, and reduce the chance of tooth decay. Clinically, it has been proved that catechin can obviously reduce plaque and periodontal index, but it has no effect on other microorganisms in the oral cavity.

6. Protection against radiation and ultraviolet rays

Modern people touch computers and mobile phones every day, and the amount of radiation they are exposed to is much higher than in the past. Besides vitamin C, catechin can also resist the radiation damage caused by UV-B; Moreover, rich vitamin A helps to resist the damage of computer radiation to eyes and protect eyesight.

7. refreshing is better than coffee

Polyphenols and catechins in green tea can help reduce the degradation of neurotransmitters such as dopamine and adrenaline in the brain, so people can recover quickly, especially when they are sleepy in the morning. Drinking green tea can effectively refresh the mind, and the caffeine in green tea is far less than that in coffee, which is less harmful to the human body.