Are There Health Benefits of Oolong Tea?
April 29, 2009 by Walt Sanberg
Filed under Weight Loss
Oolong tea, a semi-fermented version of the tea plant camellia sinensis, has a variety of long-term health benefits. Although some claim that it has negative side effects, in truth, the only time that it gives off bad effects is when it is taken excessively. The good news is that oolong has just the right amount of healthy compounds and you can drink up to four cups of it on a daily basis.
Oolong tea is a semi fermented which means it contains much more polyphenols than other teas such as black tea. The polyphenols are called tannin by the scientific name.
So, what are the health benefits of oolong? It contains a wide variety of polyphenols that can bring so many great health benefits to a regular tea drinker. One such effect is detoxification and the reduction of triglycerides.
Triglycerides are the leading cause of obesity. Too many of them can lead to a lot of fat buildup. In China oolong tea has been used as a supplement to weight loss programs. It can aid in weight loss when combined with a healthy diet and exercise.
The polyphenols help to melt fat away that is excreted out of our systems. Oolong tea helps this by metabolizing fats faster than normal.
An experiment was conducted on laboratory rats and this has proven the prowess of oolong tea to prevent obesity. In the experiment, two groups of rats were given a high-calorie diet but only one group was given oolong to drink. After one and a half months, the rat group that drank oolong significantly was in a much better weight classification than the ones who were just given water.
There are many other benefits in addition to weight loss such as: lowering cholesterol levels, lowering high blood pressure, improving your immune system, digestive improvements, better healthier skin, and lowered levels of stress.
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