For my snack today, I had a small pot of earl grey tea. After reading this interesting article in the Mail about the health benefits of drinking earl grey tea due to the fruit extracts of the bergamot orange that is used to flavour the tea.
I have always enjoyed drinking earl grey tea so this has been a rather nice surprise to find out that it may also be good for me.
A study carried out in Italy, found that taking a supplement of BergaMet, containing the citrus polyphenols found in Bergamot Oranges, appeared to block production of blood fats, boost metabolism and prevent cholesterol absorptions in the gut. This helped the subjects lose weight, lower their cholesterol and protected against diabetes.
BergaMet has not yet been approved by the UK regulatory authorities, but one of my favourite beverages, earl grey tea contains some of these citrus polyphenols through its tangy bergamot extract, so I am having my favourite tea a little more frequently.
After all, it is delicious, and hopefully will be doing me some good as well. Along with it, I had 16 almonds and 1 small square of Green & Black organic Dark Chocolate.
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