| Green tea, and more recently green tea extracts, | | | | American Association for the Advancment of Science: |
| have been used for centuries as not only a beverage, | | | | "Green tea shows antioxidant benefits in human |
| but as a medicine as well. Practitioners of natural | | | | plasma". A recent analysis of green tea brands found |
| healing and medicines have long expressed a belief in | | | | however, that antioxidant levels of common teas have |
| several health benefits of green tea. Green Tea | | | | a great deal of variance. Therefore, if you are unsure |
| Extract [Immune System, Circulatory System] contains | | | | of the affect of your green tea brand, you might |
| catechins, a type of polyphenol with powerful | | | | consider green tea extracts as an altenative or |
| antioxidants that neutralize free radicals. Green tea | | | | supplement.A recent Penn State study supports the |
| also provides antimicrobial immune system support, | | | | view that the flavonoids in tea can reduce the risks for |
| helps support the vascular blood clotting function and | | | | cardiovascular disease. Just to make the news better, |
| helps maintain cholesterol levels already within the | | | | the study also found that chocolate had similar health |
| normal range. It also appears to support healthy kidney | | | | benefits as well. Green tea and green tea extracts |
| function.GREEN TEA AND WEIGHT LOSSA study | | | | have high antioxidant properties.In addition to the |
| published in the December 1999 issue of the American | | | | normally brewed tea which is available in almost any |
| Journal of Clinical Nutrition and Urology show that | | | | neighborhood grocery store, green tea extract is a |
| substances which are abundant in green tea extracts | | | | handy option for those who like to supplement their |
| may promote weight loss through thermogenesis (the | | | | nutritional intake without having to find a place and time |
| body's rate of burning calories). Green tea seems to | | | | to actually brew a pot or cup of green tea.GREEN |
| help in raising the metabolic rate and burning fat. In this | | | | TEA AND CHOLESTEROLStudies have indicated |
| study, subjects taking a green tea extract burned | | | | that green tea and green tea extracts can help lower |
| more fat calories than those in a control group. | | | | cholesterol levels.The author is retired from the Army |
| Another interesting point is that the affect was | | | | after 21 years of service, has worked as an |
| accomplished without the increase in heart rate | | | | accountant, optical lab manager, restaurant manager, |
| experienced with more common diet pills and weight | | | | and instructor. He has been a member of Mensa for |
| loss supplements which often have a stimulant | | | | several years, and has written and published poetry, |
| base.One obesity study indicates that long-term tea | | | | essays, and articles on various subjects for the last 40 |
| drinkers (those who drink tea over a period of years) | | | | years. He developed an interest in health and fitness in |
| appear to have lower body fat percentages.GREEN | | | | the '70s after reading numerous books, including Dr. |
| TEA AND HEART HEALTHCatechins, found in green | | | | Kenneth Cooper's "Aerobics". This has led him to |
| tea, apparently increase the antioxidant capacity of | | | | continue his personal research into health and fitness |
| human plasma, which could help reduce cardiovascular | | | | for over 30 years, and to pursue course work on |
| disease risk. This was reported in an article from the | | | | health and fitness. |