Is this why Zendaya's smiling? Celebs favourite green drink matcha may ease ... trends now
Matcha tea is being heralded as a cure for period cramps and gum disease — despite tasting like ‘shredded grass’ according to some people.
The drink, popular with celebrities including Zendaya, Kourtney Kardashian, Bella Hadid and Hailey Bieber, contains a compound called catechin which may reduce hormones that lead to period pain.
One user posted the claims on X (formerly Twitter), amassing 4.3million views, adding: ‘I was wondering why my cramps immediately got up out of here wow.’
But others weighed in, claiming matcha — often made with milk to create a matcha latte — ‘tastes like dirt’.
One person wrote: ‘It’s so GROSS tho, s*** tastes like shredded grass.’
Euphoria star Zendaya has been pictured drinking matcha
Bella Hadid is known to enjoy a matcha tea
Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker with their matcha teas
It comes as a new study found matcha mouthwash may kill bacteria that cause gum disease, tooth loss and other health concerns.
The research, published in the journal Microbiology Spectrum, said that swishing your mouth with matcha extract can destroy the bug porphyromonas gingivalis, which colonises on tooth surfaces and gum pockets, leading to periodontitis.
As well as dental problems, the condition is linked to diabetes, preterm birth, cardiovascular disease, rheumatoid arthritis and cancer.
Matcha tea has become popular among celebrities for its supposed health benefits.
Many claims about its effects have been made in the past, though many of them are based on little evidence.
The viral tweet claimed matcha can cure menstrual cramps
Some who responded do not like the taste
Others said they enjoy matcha when it is flavoured with other things
A small study from the Netherlands suggested that matcha consumption may increase attention, reaction time and memory.
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