Tuesday, November 05, 2019

Lemon tea

Lemon tea is a delicious, calorie-free drink with medicinal benefits. Lemon has been reported to possess health-promoting activity related to cancer, cardiovascular diseases, obesity, gastrointestinal diseases, diabetes, urinary diseases, psychiatric diseases, and bone protection. Lemon juice contains antioxidants such as ascorbic acid, phenols, and flavonoids and possesses antioxidant capacity.

High blood sugar occurs when human body produces inadequate amounts of insulin or when it cannot utilize insulin properly. Hesperidin, a major active compound in lemons, can lower high blood sugar. Additionally, hesperidin has cholesterol-lowering effects.

Green tea and its catechins have been shown to ameliorate high fat diet-induced oxidative stress and hyperlipidemia. However, low bioavailability of catechins limits their therapeutic potential. Research indicated that lemon juice has been suggested to enhance the bioavailability of catechins in vitro.
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