What's all this talk about green tea?

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so everyone says that green tea is good for you.. anyone actually have a reason as to why?

what sort of benefits does green tea have in store for us?

Answer 1

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some constituents of green tea have been shown to inhibit the growth of cancer cells. All of this is probably more true in vitro. You'd probably have to drink gallons of tea to achieve even a fraction of the concentration in those experiments.

Also, the Japanese live very long which has to do with their diet (among other things) and a lot of green tea is consumed by the Japanese.

All of this has probably added up to a sort of mythical idea of pure, green-teaey goodness

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it is good, but I still prefer black. Which coincidentally is also good for your heart.

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thanks

Answer 2

Search engines are wonderful things...look up 'benefits of green tea' (no quotes) and you'll find tons of info.

Basically it's full of antioxidants which are good for us. It also helps to increase the metabolism slightly (burns a few more calories, but not a magic weight loss aid in itself). There are various other benefits you can read about.

Answer 3

As with most "Wonder foods" it's highly exagerated. Claims are all over the place that is cures all illness and lets you live to 200. it's a load of crap.

While GT may have some benefits in antoxidents, a good diet in general is far better.

If your searching for the magic bullet to weight loss and beauty... green tea, nor anything else is it. When it comes to weight loss - people throw common sense out the window.