The other day myself and few colleagues of mine were having our afternoon break when the idea of drinking our tea without sugar popped up. I tried a cup and it was totally okay with me while one colleague felt it is 'incomplete' and few sips was more than enough.
It appeared that he and another are okay with the sugar-less green tea and Chinese tea but not the breakfast tea. The breakfast tea is more acidic than green and Chinese tea, and the guys' low tolerance to it is understandable.
Let's leave the sugar out of the equation and ask which one is better for our body - green tea or breakfast tea?
According to ScienceFocus magazine, all tea contains antioxidant compounds called catechins (a type of natural phenol and antioxidant). Black tea involves oxidising the leaves more so than green, and so black tea is slightly less antioxidant.
Studies have shown health benefits for both kinds of tea, including reduced blood cholesterol and lower rates of cardiovascular disease, but green tea seems to have the edge. This may be partly because it’s drunk without milk. Black tea with milk has no cardiovascular benefit, according to a 2006 study at Berlin University.
In addition, a 2012 study in China found that green tea also repairs age-related damage to brain cells.
It seems both are beneficial but green tea looks like having the edge. You can google to find out more but here is a good start.
It appeared that he and another are okay with the sugar-less green tea and Chinese tea but not the breakfast tea. The breakfast tea is more acidic than green and Chinese tea, and the guys' low tolerance to it is understandable.
Tea minus the sugar is definitely good.
Let's leave the sugar out of the equation and ask which one is better for our body - green tea or breakfast tea?
According to ScienceFocus magazine, all tea contains antioxidant compounds called catechins (a type of natural phenol and antioxidant). Black tea involves oxidising the leaves more so than green, and so black tea is slightly less antioxidant.
Studies have shown health benefits for both kinds of tea, including reduced blood cholesterol and lower rates of cardiovascular disease, but green tea seems to have the edge. This may be partly because it’s drunk without milk. Black tea with milk has no cardiovascular benefit, according to a 2006 study at Berlin University.
In addition, a 2012 study in China found that green tea also repairs age-related damage to brain cells.
It seems both are beneficial but green tea looks like having the edge. You can google to find out more but here is a good start.
4 comments:
I vote breakfast tea :)
aku tak biasa dengan green tea ni
tak ada pun kat rumah
i usually have the breakfast tea or coffee for breakfast but will have green tea for all day drinking. You are right, green tea definitely has the edge, well, based on findings that I've read. :)
green tea..
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