The health benefits of tea are vast,
including soothing an upset stomach or helping to ease congestion. And while
we've heard that matcha or peppermint tea are good teas to
try if you're looking to lose weight, there's another tea out there that can
help as well: white tea. While chatting with Bernadine Tay, global tea curator
for Wedgwood, she shared this lesser-known benefit of sipping white tea.
"White tea actually stops new fat cells from
forming," Tay told me while showing off Wedgwood's new Wonderlust Tea
collection. The weight-loss benefits of white tea have been studied many times,
including a study done by Science Daily, and Tay pointed out that while
it's been heavily studied, not many people realise that just drinking a few
cups of white tea a day can help with losing weight.
White tea shares a lot of health benefits with
black tea and green tea, but it goes through the least amount of
processing, which makes it the most beneficial overall. It comes from the
camellia sinensis plant and appears pale yellow when brewed. Besides stopping
new fat cells from forming, white tea is also rich in antioxidants.
Tay noted, however, that while white tea boosts the
breakdown of fat and slows down the growth of new fat, it is not a miracle
worker. "It can help with weight loss, but it works best if you're healthy
otherwise," she said. In other words, you can't eat whatever you want and
think the white tea cancels it out. Livestrong recommends pairing the
white tea with each meal and keeping up a regular fitness regimen.
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