9 Reasons to Drink Green Tea Daily

Have you been wondering “what’s all the fuss about green tea?” Now you can stop wondering and start drinking…green tea, that is. This flavorful beverage offers many health benefits to anyone who drinks it regularly. Green tea contains a potent plant nutrient known as epigallocatechin gallate, or EGCG, for short. But don’t fret, you don’t have to keep track of its chemical name to reap the health benefits. Here are 9 reasons to start drinking green tea or continue drinking it if you’re already hooked.

1. Green tea is a superb fat fighter. Its active ingredient, EGCG, increases the rate at which fat is burned in your body.

2. It targets belly fat. Research at Tufts University indicates that EGCG in green tea, like other catechins, activate fat-burning genes in the abdomen to speed weight loss by 77 percent.

3. It keeps energy stable by balancing blood sugar levels. EGCG improves insulin use in the body to prevent blood sugar spikes and crashes that can result in fatigue, irritability, and cravings for unhealthy foods.

4. Research shows it may be helpful against lung cancer. In an April 2010 study published in Cancer Prevention Research, EGCG was found to suppress lung cancer cell growth.

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tin leng l.

12:30AM PDT on Jun 19, 2013

Green tea is good for the body.

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wael a.

4:48PM PDT on Jun 13, 2013

thank you

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Richard H.

1:22AM PDT on May 29, 2013

Lovely and good for you!

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Paul L.

1:46AM PDT on Mar 13, 2013

Green tea is very healthy, I actually found this article the other day which describes the best ways to make sure it is healthy: http://www.yurtopic.com/health/alternative-medicine/healthy-green-tea.html

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Sven R.

8:47AM PDT on Mar 11, 2013

Thanks.

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Natalie S.

6:58AM PST on Mar 3, 2013

It sounds as if good news about the benefits of green tea are abounding. I must say that I'm not reallly hooked on green tea but I do drink I cup a day. Thanks for the post.