Green Tea: Its 3 Magic Effects On Health

A new study reaffirms the benefits of green tea for health. According to researchers, the drink is full of antioxidants in large quantities, and that can work wonders!

Green Tea can reduce cognitive decline, limit the harmful effects of junk food and stem resistance to insulin.

It can reduce cognitive decline, limit the harmful effects of junk food and stem resistance to insulin.

Green tea is a drink with an irreproachable reputation: it is said that it helps to lose weight and to maintain good health. And according to a new study published in the scientific journal FASEB Journal , it’s all but a legend. The study conducted by researchers at the College of Food Science and Engineering (China) indicates that the health and healthy benefits of green tea are real and actually due to the presence of large quantities of epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), a powerful antioxidant that can improve mental health, limit weight gain from the over-rich Western diet and reduce the risk of insulin resistance.

Fresh green tea leaves, shortly after harvesting.

It limits the negative effects of the Western diet

Precisely, the study conducted on rodents has demonstrated that the consumption of green tea slowed down ” the deleterious effects of the Western diet, which is too rich in fats and sugars, ” explains a doctor. However, the latter is “…associated with an overdrive of cognitive decline (such as Alzheimers) and insulin resistance “. According to the researchers, “the ancient habit of drinking green tea could be an even more effective alternative to medicine when it comes to combating obesity, insulin resistance and blood disorders. And, memory problems“.

Of course, for the effects of green tea to be beneficial, it must be consumed as part of a balanced diet and in a reasonable way (excessive consumption of green tea could, conversely, be toxic to the liver). So, balance!