Best Time to Drink Green Tea: Many of us drink green tea, some drink it cold in summer, while some start their day with a hot cup in winter mornings. Green tea is not only light and soothing in taste, but it also has many health benefits. It contains antioxidants found in special plants, called Catechins and the most effective among them is EGCG, which reduces inflammation in the body and fights harmful free radicals. But have you ever wondered what is the right time to drink green tea? That is the time when the body gets the most benefit from it. In an interview given to the English website EatingWell, a dietician said that the effect of drinking green tea also depends on when you have eaten food during the day, what you have eaten, and at what time you are drinking green tea. All these things decide how much your body will benefit from green tea.

Can drinking it on an empty stomach in the morning be beneficial?

If you drink a cup of green tea early in the morning on an empty stomach, it can help detoxify the body and get antioxidants quickly. Because there is no food or nutrients in your stomach at that time, it is easier to absorb the plant compounds in green tea.

Don't drink before or after meals.
If you drink green tea too close to a meal, the tannins (a bitter-tasting substance) present in it can interfere with the absorption of nutrients like iron. This is especially important if you are a vegetarian and have a low iron content in your diet. Therefore, dieticians recommend drinking green tea at least two hours before or after a meal.

Drinking at night, be careful.
Some people drink green tea before bed because it relaxes. But keep in mind that it contains caffeine (about 30mg in a cup), which can interfere with sleep. If you are more sensitive to caffeine, it would be better to avoid it at night or opt for herbal tea.

Make green tea in the right way.
Dietician Joy Dubost says that if you make green tea in the right way, then its benefits increase even more. For example –
Put the tea bag or leaves in boiling water (212°F) for 4-5 minutes.
Do not keep it for too long or else the taste can become bitter.
If you want, take some lemon or any vitamin C-rich fruit with it – this helps in the absorption of antioxidants.

It is not right to add milk to green tea.
If you add milk to green tea, especially cow or soy milk, then it can reduce the strength of the good elements present in it. Therefore, if you are drinking green tea from a health point of view, then drink it without milk.

The condition of your body also affects it
Some research has revealed that smokers, overweight people or people with certain genetic profiles do not get as much benefit from antioxidants as others. This means that the condition of each person's body also determines how much effect green tea will show.

How to drink green tea so that it is more beneficial?

Drink it in the morning on an empty stomach or between two meals.

Do not add milk.

Take it with fruits containing vitamin C like lemon or strawberry.

Do not drink it immediately before or after eating food.

Drink it at night keeping caffeine in mind or adopt herbal tea.

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