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What are the benefits of iced green tea?

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  • by Bailey Shoemaker Richards on February 12th, 2010

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    Iced green tea has the same benefits as regular green tea, which include its ability to help lower cholesterol and improve the health of skin. Tea in general has been used in China as a medicinal property for more than 4,000 years.

    Antioxidant

    Iced green tea's antioxidant properties improve the appearance of hair and skin and reduce the onset of wrinkles due to age. Antioxidants also improve overall health.

    Cholesterol

    A 2003 study in China showed that that drinking green tea can help lower cholesterol slightly, although the application of this study has been limited outside of clinical trials. Confer with a doctor about the possible benefits of green tea in managing cholesterol.

    Cancer and Heart Disease

    As with cholesterol, green tea has been demonstrated to help fight cancer and heart disease; this has not been widely shown among the general population, however.

    Dementia

    Green tea has also been shown to help protect against the onset of dementia, as was demonstrated in a Finnish clinical study that was completed in 1998.

    Benefits

    Aside from the health benefits that can be gained from drinking green tea, both hot and iced green tea are soothing beverages that are excellent for calming an upset stomach.

    Warning

    Never replace traditional or prescribed medication with any kind of herbal remedy.

    Source:

    University of Maryland Medical Center: Green Tea

    Archives of Internal Medicine: Cholesterol-Lowering Effect of a Theaflavin-Enriched Green Tea Extract

    Science Daily: Finnish Study on Tea and Dementia

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