Green Tea fights bad cholesterol

Green Tea fights bad cholesterol

Green Tea which has numerous health benefits has been proved to be effective in decreasing the amount of bad cholesterol in human body. Green Tea is mostly preferred for weight loss as the it helps in speeding up the metabolism of the body. In a recent research, scientists have discovered the green tea's ability to control bad cholesterol by experimenting with more than thousand individuals.

According to the reports from Journal of the American Dietetic Association, published on net by Reuters.com, green tea helps in reducing 5 to 6 points of cholesterol in he human body and also helps in removing the LDL cholesterol which is considered unhealthy.

Green tea, either in capsules or in the tea format, when consumed, results in same amount of cholesterol reduction. The amount of bad cholesterol reduction is small but still, when added to a routine diet, it helps in reducing it further more.

A senior professor from the association has reported that green tea is not the absolute remedy for removing cholesterol, but still can be used as a positive catalyst along with regular cholesterol reduction drugs.

Other benefits of green tea:

Thermogenesis:

The process of Thermogenesis starts when any food or liquid particle is taken. The temperature of the body increases when the food is taken and starts to process the particles in the stomach. The necessary vitamins and minerals are absorbed by the body and the remaining are send out as stools. If you already have fatty deposits, the body automatically sends more to join it.

The Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) helps in processing the food so fast and this in turn helps the body prevent the unnecessary fat in the body. When the body do nit have the necessary fat, then the body tends to use the fat content already present in the body, thus the body loses weight. The less amount of fat you take and the the more you lose weight.

Health Effects:

Green tea is used a daily menu in Japan and China and the rest of the world do not. Green tea would mainly useful for people in the US as they are known as the fattest nation in the world, green tea would benefit them by shedding down fat contents from their body. Green tea is used to help prevent skin cancer, and actually conditions the skin to help hold off signs of aging.