Antioxidents

There is a growing use of green tea for the antioxidant health benefits that are claimed for it. There are thought to be considerable health benefits from consuming green tea and it is extremely popular in countries such as Japan and China, which are the world’s largest tea drinkers.
There is a much lower incidence of heart diseases in these countries compared with the Western world. Green tea is supposed to have up to ten times the amount of antioxidants that you might find in with fruits and vegetables and green tea antioxidants are known to be very beneficial to the health.

Green tea is gaining ground over coffee and even companies such as Starbucks are including tea on their menus. The antioxidants found in green tea are different to those that you find in fruits and vegetables and to add to that green tea is packed with thearubigins, epicatechins and catechins.

The Detoxifying Effects Of Green Tea Antioxidants
Detoxifying effects of green tea antioxidants may help protect tea drinkers from free radicals and help prevent damage that may result in blood clotting, atherosclerosis as well as cancer. Two cups of green tea every day are thought to help reduce heart diseases and strokes and may even help in quick recovery from such events. And we don't stop there, green tea antioxidants may also help to boost the metabolism and consequently help to reduce weight.
Another claim for green tea is that it blocks allergic response and has many other health benefits that also includes protecting the bones and improving the skin and providing protection from Parkinson’s disease. Also, green tea antioxidants help to make cancer cells mature sooner, bind together tightly and also prevents in their further multiplication. Research on this topic seems to suggest that for positive results one needs to drink green tea because it contains no calories and has lots of polyphenols and it is recommended to drink at least six to ten cups of green tea throughout the day.

The green tea antioxidants are also said to be helpful in protecting the brain. It may fight memory loss that may be due to plaque deposits in Alzheimer’s disease. Green tea antioxidants may also help, through its polyphenol content to prevent cancer and it is also indicated by studies that it may improve endurance in exercise through improved fat metabolism.

The main reason for all these claimed health benefits from drinking green tea antioxidants is the presence of epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) which helps to considerably slow down the growth of human lung cancer cells if a person consumes two to three cups of green tea that contains EGCG. In addition, green tea also helps to raise metabolic rates as well as speeds up fat oxidation. So with such great claims for health benefits you may wish to add green tea to your shopping list.