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Many new tea drinkers are surprised to find that all teas -- black,
green, white, oolong -- come from the very same plant, camellia
sinensis. Nevertheless, due to different processing methods, each tea
type provides somewhat different health benefits.
All teas
contain flavonoids, naturally occurring chemical compounds with
antioxidant properties. During processing though, black tea is oxidized
and therefore contains particularly complex flavonoids.
In a
HealthNewsDigest.com article, columnist Michael Shaw listed various
documented health benefits derived from flavonoids in black tea:
increased immunity to flu, better bone density, reduced risk of heart
attack, better oral health, as well as slowing of the progression of
Alzheimer's Disease.
For more information, copy and paste the following link in your browser: http://www.teanewsdirect.com/?p=413#more-413.