Health benefits of different types of teas

Read on to know about various types of teas and how they impact our health!

For thousands of years, tea is a beverage of choice for many people around the globe. Sipped every morning, several times in the day, and sometimes in the evening as well, tea consumption has been associated with several health benefits such as weight loss, reduced cholesterol level, and lowered risk of heart disease, diabetes, and cancer.

Here are a different variety of teas and the health benefits associated with them.

Green tea

It is prepared with steamed tea leaves and has a high concentration of ECEG. Consuming green tea is associated with numerous health benefits such as restricted growth of various cancers, prevents clogging of arteries, reduces the risk of stroke and neurological disorders, and improves the level of good cholesterol in our blood.

Black tea

It has the highest caffeine content as it is made with fermented tea leaves. Black tea has been studied to prevent the damage to lungs and reduce the risk of stroke.

White tea

It is the unfermented and uncured tea that has most potent anticancer properties.

Oolong tea

It is also high in antioxidant content and has been found to lower the bad cholesterol levels.

It is prepared from aged and fermented leaves. Certain studies have associated consumption of this tea with delayed weight gain and low LDL cholesterol levels.

Herbal tea

Many varieties of herbal teas such as hibiscus tea, Echinacea, chamomile tea, and rooibos tea are widely available in the market but herbal teas have been found to have a lower concentration of antioxidants compared to other variety of teas.