Reduce Cholesterol in the blood

Tea can be served in hot and cold. As interlude in the evening, the drink is usually accompanied by biscuits, crackers, or other snacks. Did You Know? Many benefits derived from tea, mainly black tea. Most of the people of Indonesia may be more familiar with green tea than black tea. "Actually there are three types of tea, ie black tea, green tea and red tea," said a researcher Rohdiana Dadan . The tea is marketed and consumed by the public, he said, is a red tea and green tea. "Black tea, not much is consumed," he said. Efficacy of black tea is one of them could help the erosion of cholesterol in the blood. "By consuming black tea, may inhibit the absorption of cholesterol, and inhibit the formation of thromboxane and fibrinogen, which can cause blood clots," said Dadan. Black tea also acts as an antioxidant that prevents blood clotting, and can loosen the blood vessels so that blood circulation can be more smoothly. Cholesterol is a fatty substance produced by the liver, and circulating in the blood. In certain amount, cholesterol is needed by the body. However, if the amount of cholesterol produced in excess will be at risk for vascular disease, such as heart, diabetes, and stroke. Food consumed one-third contributed to blood cholesterol. This substance was first known as a cause of heart disease in 1913 by a Russian Nikolay Anitsckov . "At that time he fed rabbits with dietary cholesterol. The result, obtained rabbit hardens arteries and causes blockage of atherosclerosis plak.Kolesterol major cause of heart disease, "said Dadan, in a series of symposium" Benefits of Black Tea ", several time ago. Normally, blood cholesterol levels less than 200 mg / dl if blood cholesterol levels above 240 mg / dl, the person has a high risk of heart disease. In the seminar series "The benefits of black tea", there was a doctor who is also observer tea, since 1988, Dr. Arifin. He explained the content in black tea are served to erode the cholesterol in the blood. "Black tea contributed 70% polyphenols or antioxidants that serve to clean up free radicals," he explained. In the polyphenols, he continued, there is another classification that is one of flavonoids. "Flavonoids are more details in tea are catechins contained in tea leaves with levels of 15-30%," say Dr. Arifin. Compounds in black tea catechins in significant numbers. Indonesian black tea contains more catechins than green tea Japan and China. "Indonesia is a leading producer of black tea to five in the world," said Dadan. However, as the black tea producing countries, people still eat this kind of low. For these reasons, a study of the benefits of black tea do. Research that began in 1991 to produce, 15 people with blood cholesterol levels high and black tea consumption, cholesterol down 15%, and LDL fell by more than 6%. In addition to catechins, compounds contained in tea are theaflavins, which is the result of oxidation of catechins due process oksimatis on black tea processing. In other words, there is only the theaflavins in black tea or tea that has undergone an oxidation process Sorry kalo bahasa inggrisnya jelek ya, hehe See you next post bloggerians..