White tea fights fat
Researchers led by Marc Winnefeld at Beiersdorf AG in Germany revealed that an extract of white tea helped prevent the formation of mature adipose (fat) cells in culture, as well as reduced the fat content of these cells, both of which could help reduce body fat.
White tea consists of the buds and first leaves of Camilla sinensis, the same plant from which green tea leaves are derived. Because white tea is processed so much less than the other teas, it has been found to possess an abundance of natural compounds that the German researchers believe actively impact human fat cells. These phytochemicals, including methylxanthines (like caffeine) and epigallocatechin-3-gallate (known as EGCG), most likely are responsible for many of the anti-fat effects demonstrated in the new study, according Winnefeld.
So how much, how often? Not yet clear. But clearly swapping your black or green tea for white would not be a bad move.
