Green tea with a lemon - healthy heart
At preparation in green tea remains much more useful substances, than in black tea, namely: iodine, fluorine, copper, vitamins С1, В1, В2, РР, To, the organic acids improving digestion. Moreover, green tea contains useful substances and tannin which are powerful antioxidants (biologically active substances).
But there is more to come. Scientists have found out a way how to make green tea even more useful.
As it has appeared, anything artful - it is enough to add in a cup with a drink a segment of a lemon or juice of any citrus.
It is known that this fruit is especially rich with vitamin C. And so at its addition in green tea, as a part of a drink the number of antioxidants considerably increases. And after all these active substances reduce risk of development of cardiovascular diseases and even cancer tumours.
Supervision testify that at addition of fruit juice the maintenance of useful substances in green tea increases in 5 times, at addition of juice of a lemon - in 7 times and if you prepare a cocktail from tea and ascorbic acid useful substances in it will be in 13 times more, than in a usual drink.
Tea prevents an osteoporosis at women
The research of the British scientists published in one of last numbers American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, has proved that tea helps women to avoid frequent complication of the osteoporosis leading to raised fragility of bones.
According to authors of article, their data testifies that at 1134 lovers of tea surveyed by them, the osteoporosis was observed rather less often, than at 122 opponents of this drink.
The regular use of tea strengthens bones
The regular use of tea warns crises. As researchers from University Cheng Kung hospital in Taiwan, at long reception have established tea, without dependence from a grade, strengthens bones.
They have found out that for effect achievement it is necessary to drink on the average about two cups of tea in day throughout six years.
During the research which results have appeared in future issue Archives of Internal Medicine, 1037 men and women aged is more senior 30 years have answered the questions, the concerning uses of tea. It also carried out researches for definition of density of bones. For more exact results scientists have considered other factors, such as a sex, age, an index of weight of a body and a way of life.
Approximately half of participants has appeared fans of tea, that is its saw regularly throughout a year and more. The majority was drunk by green tea or grade tea without milk. These versions are most popular in Asia while in the west people prefer black tea. All kinds of tea receive from one plant, a difference only in processing. Differences in results depending on a grade it was revealed not.
Scientists have found out that the greatest protective effect on a bone was rendered by the regular use of tea within ten and more years. In this case the density of bones on the average was for 6,2 percent above. At those who at regularly drank tea from six till ten years, the bone density was for 2,3 percent above, than at those who does not love this drink. Any advantages at shorter "experience" it was not marked.
As authors of research have explained, this data gets special importance in connection with a growing problem of an osteoporosis, that is increase of fragility of bones. It is counted up that, for example, in the USA the percent of people is more senior 50 years, suffering this disease, comes nearer 50.
By estimations of the World organisation of public health services, the quantity of crises of a hip will increase from 1,7 million in 1990 to 6,3 million in 2050.