The Importance of Green Tea for Health

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31 Jan 2024

What is Green Tea?

Green tea is a type of tea made by steaming, pan-frying and drying the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant. Teas produced in the world are classified under three groups: green tea, oolong tea and black tea. Green tea, which constitutes approximately 20 percent of the world's tea consumption, is produced by drying the harvested leaves of the tea plant, usually by applying steam, along with rolling. It is known that the popularity of green tea, which is consumed abundantly especially in China, Japan and other Asian countries, is increasing day by day, as many scientific studies have reported that it has beneficial effects on human health.
The most important benefits of green tea include reducing anxiety-stress, strengthening cognitive health, supporting bone health, lowering cholesterol, managing type 2 diabetes, reducing the risk of stroke, relieving headaches and helping with weight loss.

What are the Benefits of Green Tea?

The main benefits of green tea are that it protects the body against infections, reduces stress, strengthens cognitive health, strengthens bone health, lowers cholesterol, manages type 2 diabetes, reduces the risk of stroke, relieves headaches and helps with weight loss. In addition, green tea strengthens dizziness and creates an anti-carcinogenic effect.

The benefits of green tea can be generally listed as follows:

Green tea is a powerful antioxidant and strengthens immunity
Can improve cognitive functions It has anti-carcinogenic effects
Green tea is good for type 2 diabetes Increases fat burning and aids weight loss
Provides balance of HDL and LDL cholesterol
Helps strengthen bones Green tea is beneficial for eye health
May reduce the risk of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease
Relieves headaches Provides stress management
Green tea cleanses the skin and has a protective effect
Helps improve sleep quality

Who is Green Tea Harmful for?

People with cardiovascular disease, kidney patients, and thyroid dysfunction should consume it by consulting their physician. Those who have problems such as panic attacks should consume it with caution. Since green tea and some drugs are absorbed through the same pathway, attention should be paid to food-drug interactions.
Consumption may be harmful, especially with anticoagulants (blood thinners). Warfarin inhibits the production of vitamin K with its anticoagulant effect, and green tea may have the opposite effect because it contains vitamin K. Those who use drugs that stimulate the central nervous system, some inhibitors and iron preparations should also consume them after consulting a physician.
Again, those who use it for preventive or treatment purposes should also consult a physician. Since the catechins it contains may affect blood sugar, those who use anti-diabetic medications should also be careful about their consumption due to the risk of hypoglycemia.

How to Brew Green Tea?

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t is known that consuming warm green tea, which can be consumed by brewing method, provides more benefits. Because boiled water may reduce the effectiveness of catechins in green tea. First, green tea leaves are added to the cup. Approximately 1 teaspoon of leaves is added to 1 cup of water taken close to boiling. Green tea should be allowed to brew for approximately 2-3 minutes. (It should not be brewed for more than 5 minutes) A few drops of lemon can be added to the tea to increase the taste and absorption of the catechins in the brewed tea.