Wu-Long tea (mainly referred to as Oolong tea) originates from the Fujian province of China. It combines attributes of Black and Green Tea varieties with a medium bodied fruity taste, as fresh as Green Tea but much less bitter and a rich aroma distinctive of blends of Black tea.
While all teas require fermentation and oxidation, Oolong is known as the semi-fermented tea, the most complicated blend of tea to produce. It consists of less than half the caffeine found in coffee and it is a more natural and generally affordable enough to consume regularly.
Oolong tea accelerates weight loss by burning (it is reported) over 157% more fat than Green tea alone, making the popularity of this particular blend of tea very very popular indeed.
Stars such as Oprah Winfrey and Rachael Ray endorse Oolong tea, claiming that it helps them maintain a healthy balanced weight. This amazing tea is nothing new as it has been consumed in China for centuries due to its natural healing and detoxifying properties, today it is hailed as the weight loss miracle for the astounding results it delivers.
Oolong tea contains a large amount of Polyphenols; these antioxidants help to promote strong health teeth, clarifies and purifies skin for a clear complexion, helps to reduce allergies and lessen flare ups of eczema and helps to strengthen your immune system.
It energises your whole body making you feel more awake and alert as well as helping to reduce your levels of LDL Cholesterol. It can help to prevent you suffering from Hypertension if consumed on a regular basis. More over, it also possesses anti-Carcinogenic qualities that help to decrease your risk of cancer.
Research has shown that drinking two cups of Oolong tea a day enables you to shift stubborn fat by supercharging your metabolism but also by blocking the fattening effects of carbohydrates that would inevitably lead to weight gain. Oolong is noted to prevent obesity.
The large amount of Polyphenols in Oolong tea help to hinder the absorption of dietary fat and cholesterol by over 50%. Those who are on diets with a high fat content who drank the tea everyday found that they still absorbed less fat than those on the same diets but who did not drink the tea. This is due to the body's absorption of lipids being diminished and will suppress fats being accumulated.
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