Monday, May 11, 2009

Health Benefits of Green Tea

Source from: http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/health-benefits-of-green-tea and New Promise for Cancer Prevention and Treatment - http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2004/jan2004_report_cancer_01.htm
(WebMD)

Green tea has long been believed and trusted to be a useful device to lose weight and fight high blood pressure and cholesterol. However, recent studies have shown that green tea has even more benefits such as containing antioxidants properties due to catechins. One of the more well known catechins or antioxidants of green tea are the epigallocatechin-3-gallate, also known as ECGC, the compound targeted by many soft drink companies. How exactly does green tea help the body lose weight or combat cancer?

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