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Undertaking a diet to lose weight is no small matter. It involves eating balanced and healthy meals, reducing daily food portions, drinking more, and being more active. Organic tea ranks second after water for healthy hydration of your body and helping eliminate waste. All teas come from the same plant, Camellia Sinensis. The color differences are obtained through the processing that tea undergoes after harvest. Oxidation and fermentation are the two main steps that will modify both the tea's color and its benefits. Several tea varieties are known for their slimming properties. Among them, we can find pu-erh tea, oolong tea, rooibos tea, red tea, black tea, green tea, and white tea. The latter two are top choices for supporting a weight loss diet. So, green tea or white tea? Let's make a quick comparison between these two renowned teas to help you with your weight loss program.
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Of course, no two teas are alike. Whether it's color, texture, aroma, taste, or body benefits, each has its place and recognized medicinal properties. The two most appropriate teas to accompany a diet are green tea and white tea. To help us choose between green tea or white tea, let's learn more about organic green tea. The latter is widely consumed in China, Korea, and Japan. It is processed four times after harvest: air drying, withering (wok roasting for Chinese tea and steam processing with mixing for Japanese tea), rolling, and desiccation. These quick processes ensure that natural tea oxidation is rapidly stopped, allowing it to maintain maximum levels of flavanols, powerful antioxidants that neutralize free radicals and prevent chronic, ophthalmic, cardiovascular diseases, certain cancers, and diabetes. The weight loss benefits of green tea are also numerous: as a diuretic, green tea naturally helps eliminate toxins while purifying the kidneys. An excellent fat burner, especially around the belly, and appetite suppressant between meals, it helps prevent snacking. The drawbacks? Green tea is quite high in theine (tea caffeine) and it's not recommended to drink it in the evening. Its powerful diuretic effect could also weaken you if consumed in too large quantities.
Green tea and white tea are often associated with the same therapeutic and medicinal effects as they are both teas that have been minimally processed after harvest. However, white tea is by far the least processed and most concentrated in polyphenols and catechins. Numerous studies have proven that you can rely on white tea for weight loss. White tea is harvested once a year in spring from Camellia Sinensis plants located in China's Yunnan provinces. The buds and two youngest leaves are picked and simply withered in the open air (withering), then undergo desiccation (tea drying in a hot air dryer). Hand-sorted, white tea is ready for packaging. Two reasons make white tea more powerful than green tea and its weight loss effects even more effective: white tea is mainly composed of buds and young shoots (more concentrated in polyphenols) and is even less processed than green tea, thus less oxidized. Compared to green tea, white tea is more concentrated in alkaloids. Its diuretic effect is stronger and it has the advantage of containing less theine. This means white tea can be drunk throughout the day, until evening. In conclusion, it's better to drink white tea for weight loss.
Unlike coffee, the daily tea dose can be higher without risking side effects. On average, green or white tea drinkers consume at least three cups of tea per day to fully benefit from its properties. One cup of tea in the morning, after meals, and in the evening. Two grams of white tea are sufficient for a 250ml cup. To support a weight loss program, you can consume up to six cups of tea per day. The unique feature of white tea is that it can be infused multiple times without losing its active ingredients or altering its taste. On the contrary, the more white tea is infused, the less bitter it becomes (unlike black tea, for example). Additionally, the flavonoids with antioxidant properties are released throughout the infusion. A very high-quality white tea can be infused up to seven times! It is therefore preferable to choose the traditional white tea preparation method, in a teapot. Keep your tea drinking away from mealtimes, as it reduces the absorption of iron contained in food.
Green tea or white tea, tea is suitable all year round. A refined and very refreshing beverage, tea can be drunk hot, warm, or as iced tea. Regular consumption of green or white tea guarantees perfect hydration and constant elimination of toxins from the body. In the long term, it will help take care of your body, protect it from many diseases, and also help you lose weight quickly. To choose your organic green tea or organic white tea well, prefer loose tea. Store your tea in a metal box away from light and heat sources.
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