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Oolong tea

Renowned as the 'diet tea', oolong is semi-fermented and famous for its weight loss properties.

Oolong tea is renowned as the 'diet tea'.

Health reports by Chinese pharmacologists on the website, www.oolongtea.org, said that polyphenols in tea activate the enzyme that is responsible for dissolving fats in the body, which results in weight loss.

Tea Chapter's tea trainers also said that the tea lowers the intake of fat from high-cholesterol meals and increases metabolism rates, while the tannic acid in oolong helps to lower cholesterol levels.

 

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