What are the benefits of drinking green tea every day?
Green tea is a drink that many people know and love. Green tea, if consumed properly and in the right dosage, will have many health benefits. Health & Life Newspaper quoted Dr. Vu Quoc Trung pointing out the following benefits of green tea if consumed properly:
Support cancer prevention
Scientists around the world have conducted comprehensive research on green tea, showing that this type of tea enhances the body's immune system; increases resistance to pathogens. In addition, green tea can inhibit and prevent the effects of carcinogens.
In Shanghai (China), a study on esophageal cancer showed that the group that drank tea had a 50% reduction in cancer compared to the group that did not drink. Scientists also found that the Japanese, thanks to their long-standing tea drinking habit, have limited the harmful effects of the disease. According to the author, the Japanese should drink green tea every day. Drinking green tea in the summer helps prevent skin cancer.
Reduced rate of myocardial infarction
A study in the Netherlands found that the group that drank green tea helped reduce the risk of cardiovascular problems and reduced the rate of myocardial infarction.
Drinking green tea properly brings many health benefits.
This center also stated that thanks to the long-standing custom of drinking tea, the Japanese have been protected against cardiovascular diseases. If you drink tea every day, the concentration of bad cholesterol in the blood will decrease significantly.
Many studies show that green tea has antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, pain-relieving, nerve-stimulating, blood-sugar-lowering, blood-fat-reducing, diuretic, and oral-hygiene effects.
How much green tea should I drink every day?
The article on the Medlatec General Hospital website has medical consultation from BSCKI. Duong Ngoc Van said that although green tea is good, it needs to be used properly. You should only drink 100-200ml of green tea per day.
Absolutely do not drink green tea overnight because it can easily produce substances that are not beneficial to health. People with high blood pressure should drink 3 times a day, 2 hours after meals, by boiling 3g of tea with 150ml of water. People with low blood pressure should only drink 400ml of green tea before lunch.
Should green tea be drunk hot or cold?
According to the Health & Life newspaper, Dr. Vu Quoc Trung said that according to Oriental medicine, green tea is cold in nature, so it should not be used cold because it will cause phlegm, so it should be drunk hot. In some places, people have the habit of drinking hot tea and also add a slice of fresh ginger to the tea.
You should not drink green tea instead of water, do not drink green tea that has been brewed overnight, do not drink on an empty stomach as it can cause stomach upset. Do not use green tea to take medicine, do not drink immediately after meals as this will reduce the absorption of iron from food into the body, increasing the risk of anemia. The appropriate time to drink tea is 60 minutes after a meal. Do not drink after 6pm as it can cause insomnia.
Source: https://vtcnews.vn/uong-nuoc-che-xanh-moi-ngay-co-tac-dung-gi-ar906524.html
Comment (0)