| Wu Long tea or commonly called Oolong cha or | | | | than ordinary green tea – In a study |
| Oolong tea is a literal translation from the | | | | published in the Journal of Medical |
| Chinese language meaning 'Dark Dragon Tea' is | | | | Investigation, scientists from Japan's |
| a traditional Chinese tea somewhere in | | | | University of Tokushima School of Medicine |
| between green and black in oxidation. There | | | | found that regular consumption of Oo Long tea |
| are numerous legends describing the origin of | | | | can experience over twice the calorie burning |
| Wu-Long tea. | | | | results of those who consume the same amount |
| | | | of other weight loss tea. |
| One story had it that a tea plantation boss | | | | |
| was scared away from drying tea leaves by the | | | | Oo Long tea can reduce the fattening effects |
| appearance of a large menacing black snake | | | | of carbohydrates – Eating too much |
| resembling a small dragon. When he finally | | | | carbs can encourage weight gain by increasing |
| plucked up enough courage and returned to his | | | | insulin levels in the bloodstream. A study |
| tea plantation a few days later, the leaves | | | | from scientists at the Suntory Research |
| had been oxidized by the sun and produced a | | | | Center in Osaka, Japan, demonstrated that |
| delightful beverage when brewed. Others say | | | | drinking wu long tea 15 minutes before eating |
| that the tea is called 'wu long' because the | | | | carbohydrates helps blunt the rise in insulin |
| leaves look like little black dragons when | | | | you normally get after eating food rich in |
| hot water is poured onto them. | | | | carbs. |
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| The Oolong is tea commonly served in Chinese | | | | Oo Long tea anti ageing – Free radicals |
| restaurants all over the world for its | | | | are damaging substances in your body produced |
| excellent accompaniment to dim sum and almost | | | | by ultra-violet rays, chemical food |
| all Chinese food. Like most Chinese and | | | | additives, stress, pollution and many other |
| Japanese tea, wu long tea is unsweetened and | | | | factors. Free radicals is linked to many |
| goes very well with authentic Chinese and | | | | signs of ageing, including wrinkles, dark |
| Japanese cuisines. | | | | spots and certain diseases, even cancers. In |
| | | | one 2004 study by Dr. Kenichi Yanagimoto and |
| In recent years, the weight loss medical | | | | colleagues from the University of California, |
| world have been jolted by some claims that | | | | Davis, people who drank tea Wu-Long daily |
| Japanese scientists have found that the wu | | | | experienced a 50 percent reduction in free |
| long tea have excellent weight loss | | | | radicals within 15 days. So Oolong tea is an |
| ingredients. Since then, sales of the | | | | excellent brew for anti aging. |
| Wu-Long tea skyrocketed in the Chinese and | | | | |
| Japanese community so much so that other | | | | Oo Long Tea strengthens immunity system |
| nationalities are also picking up the trend | | | | – In another 2004 study published in |
| of drinking wu long tea regularly to maintain | | | | the scientific medical journal, Antioxidants |
| their weight or as part of a weight loss | | | | & Redox Signaling, patients who consumed |
| program. | | | | Wu-Long tea were found to have a stronger |
| | | | immune system and a significantly lower risk |
| The following are some claims that | | | | for common upper respiratory tract infection. |
| consumption of Wu-Long tea can bring fast | | | | |
| slimming benefits :- | | | | If all these claims are true, then we can all |
| | | | switch to drinking wu long tea regularly to |
| Oo Long tea can burn 2.5 times more calories | | | | maintain a healthy weight level. |