Time and again, the benefits of green tea have been discussed by doctors and health experts. As a result, different kinds of green teas have flooded the markets and our kitchens. While we all love our tea and coffee, there is a persistent reminder in our heads to replace our beloved chai with green tea whenever possible. Along with cutting down on sugar, it is believed to aid fat-burning, boost metabolism among other benefits.
So, when celebrity nutritionist Rujuta Diwekar shared her views on green tea through an Instagram post, she shook everybody’s faith in this wonder-drink.
According to her, the kadak adrak-wali-chai that we love is the real solution to all our concerns about health and beauty because it provides us with the exact antioxidants that we need.
But can such a black and white scenario be drawn between green tea and our desi adrak-chai? Other experts weigh in:
All foods have something going for them, says nutritionist Kavita Devgan. No food is intrinsically bad.
But that said, green tea serves a different purpose. It is a metabolism booster, detox agent and also delivers multiple antioxidants, adds Kavita.
Delhi based Nutritionist Rupali Datta says, "Tea is an important part of life in a tea drinking community called India. We all have our favorite recipes for making our cupa. So how do we make it healthy ? Choosing the right leaf-green, white, yellow , oolong or black is the first step.”
She adds that black tea, which is the more commonly consumed, because of being put through more processing looses a lot of the antioxidant Catechins but has higher amounts of Gallic acid, another potent antioxidant.
Earlier, Rujuta Diwekar had tweeted on tips to consume tea, and why it is okay to have sugar instead of sugar-free.
If you are a diabetic or in pre diabetic state, please do consult your doctor before adding that extra sugar, warn experts.
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