Fighting Fat Cells With White Tea

A recent study in Germany has found that exposure to white tea extract of human fat

cells appears to reduce the activity of genes which lead to the growth of new fat cells and also to induce the breakdown of fat in them. White tea is the least processed form of the common tea plant and contains the highest amounts of phytochemicals. The researchers believe two substances in particular might be responsible for the reactions found in the laboratory: Methylxanthines and epigallocatechin-3-gallate.

These findings are very encouraging for the researchers however they unfortunately may not refer directly to the effects of regular white tea consumption, because so far it is not clear whether the same reactions occur within individuals. Moreover the necessary levels of white tea extract in the human body to support these fat decreasing effects could be potentially above levels of normal consumption, therefore only future studies will be able to support whether white tea can really help to maintain healthy weight.

White tea as well as other herbal teas are on the other hand likely to have other health promoting effects due to antioxidants, vitamins and minerals found in them. Even if white tea is in future to be found not to have strong degenerative effects in human fat cells one may think implementing white tea into a healthy balanced diet will be of benefit in terms of energy intake as the calorie content is very low. This is however is only true if tea and herbal infusions are consumed without additional sugars. Without sugar they can be a healthy choice of drinks throughout the day. Therefore one should encourage people to choose teas and herbal infusions above carbonated, sugary and highly processed drinks.

Also, evidence of studies looking at other health promoting effects of tea with large numbers of people involved seem to bring about conflicting results in regards to its protective effects for cancers and cardiovascular disease and although the levels of antioxidants are found to be relatively high and these have been shown to prevent oxidative damage to cells in the laboratory. If the antioxidants in tea would have these effects also in the human body one would expect more significant results.

One reason why these antioxidants seem to work differently in the body is they are very quickly metabolized and because of that might not be able to reach a huge amount of cells or the reach them in large enough amounts to act protectively. Current research aiming to elucidate how much of the antioxidants in tea actually get into the blood stream where they could be transported to all places in the body, found that the amount entering the blood stream is actually only small, hence it appears that tea does provide health promoting effects but they may not be as large as one might wish for. Therefore white may not be the cure for your overweight and the only answer to protect yourself of degenerative diseases but it may add important vitamins, minerals and antioxidants to a healthy balanced diet.

Andrea Zick- Esteem Fitness Nutritionist London

http://www.esteemfitness.com

by: Andrea Zick

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