Transcript The health benefits of drinking tea… Fact or Fiction?

The Health
Benefits of
Drinking Tea…
Fact or Fiction?
By: Payton Seelinger
What
is tea?
Camellia sinensis
History of Tea
 Discovered in
millennium B.C.
 Brought to America by Peter
Stuyvesant
 Chinese Emperor Shen Nung
st
1
Picture
representing the
Camellia family in
the Doctrine of
Signatures
Variety of Tea
 Black Tea
 Green Tea
 Oolong Tea
 White Tea
The Process
of Making Tea
 Pick best leaves as
buds and young leafs
 Withering
 Rolling
 Roll Breaking
 Oxidation (Fermentation)
 Drying
Benefits of
Drinking Tea
Black Tea
Green Tea
Oolong Tea
White Tea
Benefits of Drinking
Black Tea
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Reduces Blood Cholesterol
Saves arteries
Sooths arthritis
Stimulates the immune system
Breaks down fat in the body
Inhibits cancer growth.
Reduces inflammation.
Fights viruses.
Benefits of Drinking
Green Tea
 Lowers the Risk of:
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High blood cholesterol
High blood pressure.
Coronary heart disease and strokes
Tooth decay
Viruses
Lung, stomach, esophagus, duodenum,
pancreas, liver, breast, colon, and skin
cancers induced by chemical carcinogens
Benefits of Drinking
Oolong Tea
 reduced the signs of inflammatory
disease and artery disease.
Benefits of Drinking
White Tea
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Reduce blood sugar
Help prevent the symptoms of diabetes
Promotes Healthy Teeth and Gums
Promotes Healthy Skin
Antibacterial & Antiviral
Strengthens Bones
Heart Protection
Lower Blood Pressure
Lower Cholesterol
Reduces risk of Cancer
Antioxidants in Tea
 Tea is a great source of anti-oxidants,
which help defend the body from:
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Free Radicals
Heart Disease
Cancer
Plaque in the mouth
Drawbacks of
drinking tea:
 Black Tea
 Green Tea
 Oolong Tea
 White Tea
Quick Fact:
 Coffee has over 2x the amount
of caffeine as any kind of tea
 Herbal Tea is actually not a tea
at all
Tea VS. Coffee
 Coffee increased the risk for health
declining factors such as coronary
morbidity
 Tea had the opposite affect, and was
beneficial to the body.
 In the liquid form, Coffee has more
caffeine than tea.
Caffeine in Tea
 Determined By:
 Variety of tea leaf
 Where the leaf is grown
 The size and cut of leaf
 How you brew the tea leaf
Caffeine in Tea
Type of Tea
Avg.
per
Serving
Range
Per
Ounce
Caffeine
Black
40
25-55
5
Naturally caffeinated
Oolong
30
12-55
3.75
Naturally caffeinated but
less than black
Green
20
8-30
2.5
Naturally caffeinated but
less than oolong
White
15
6-25
2
Naturally caffeinated but
less than black
Decaffeinated
2
1-4
.5
Caused by removing the
caffeine from the tea
Herbal “Tea”
0
0
0
Naturally Caffeine Free
BOH Plantations
 1st highland tea garden in Malaysia
 Plants, processes, packs and
markets its own premium brands.
Sources
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http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/71/6/1698S?ijkey=e8a5994b89ecdf802648df6799
4b5dc2b0cda00a&keytype2=tf_ipsecsha
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http://holistic-nutrition.suite101.com/article.cfm/health_benefits_of_drinking_tea
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http://archives.cnn.com/2000/HEALTH/alternative/06/19/tea.healthy.wmd/
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http://jech.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/53/8/481
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http://www.healthchecksystems.com/antioxid.htm
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http://www.tributetea.com/faq.asp
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http://www.fda.gov/FDAC/features/296_tea.html
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http://www.teabenefits.com/