| Wu Long tea or commonly called Oolong cha or | | | | Journal of Medical Investigation, scientists from Japan's |
| Oolong tea is a literal translation from the Chinese | | | | University of Tokushima School of Medicine found that |
| language meaning 'Dark Dragon Tea' is a traditional | | | | regular consumption of Oo Long tea can experience |
| Chinese tea somewhere in between green and black | | | | over twice the calorie burning results of those who |
| in oxidation. There are numerous legends describing | | | | consume the same amount of other weight loss tea. |
| the origin of Wu-Long tea. | | | | Oo Long tea can reduce the fattening effects of |
| One story had it that a tea plantation boss was | | | | carbohydrates – Eating too much carbs can |
| scared away from drying tea leaves by the | | | | encourage weight gain by increasing insulin levels in the |
| appearance of a large menacing black snake | | | | bloodstream. A study from scientists at the Suntory |
| resembling a small dragon. When he finally plucked up | | | | Research Center in Osaka, Japan, demonstrated that |
| enough courage and returned to his tea plantation a | | | | drinking wu long tea 15 minutes before eating |
| few days later, the leaves had been oxidized by the | | | | carbohydrates helps blunt the rise in insulin you normally |
| sun and produced a delightful beverage when brewed. | | | | get after eating food rich in carbs. |
| Others say that the tea is called 'wu long' because the | | | | Oo Long tea anti ageing – Free radicals are |
| leaves look like little black dragons when hot water is | | | | damaging substances in your body produced by |
| poured onto them. | | | | ultra-violet rays, chemical food additives, stress, pollution |
| The Oolong is tea commonly served in Chinese | | | | and many other factors. Free radicals is linked to many |
| restaurants all over the world for its excellent | | | | signs of ageing, including wrinkles, dark spots and |
| accompaniment to dim sum and almost all Chinese | | | | certain diseases, even cancers. In one 2004 study by |
| food. Like most Chinese and Japanese tea, wu long | | | | Dr. Kenichi Yanagimoto and colleagues from the |
| tea is unsweetened and goes very well with authentic | | | | University of California, Davis, people who drank tea |
| Chinese and Japanese cuisines. | | | | Wu-Long daily experienced a 50 percent reduction in |
| In recent years, the weight loss medical world have | | | | free radicals within 15 days. So Oolong tea is an |
| been jolted by some claims that Japanese scientists | | | | excellent brew for anti aging. |
| have found that the wu long tea have excellent weight | | | | Oo Long Tea strengthens immunity system – In |
| loss ingredients. Since then, sales of the Wu-Long tea | | | | another 2004 study published in the scientific medical |
| skyrocketed in the Chinese and Japanese community | | | | journal, Antioxidants & Redox Signaling, patients |
| so much so that other nationalities are also picking up | | | | who consumed Wu-Long tea were found to have a |
| the trend of drinking wu long tea regularly to maintain | | | | stronger immune system and a significantly lower risk |
| their weight or as part of a weight loss program. | | | | for common upper respiratory tract infection. |
| The following are some claims that consumption of | | | | If all these claims are true, then we can all switch to |
| Wu-Long tea can bring fast slimming benefits :- | | | | drinking wu long tea regularly to maintain a healthy |
| Oo Long tea can burn 2.5 times more calories than | | | | weight level. |
| ordinary green tea – In a study published in the | | | | |