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Green Tea Extract - Green Tea Leaf Extract Health Benefits

Green Tea Extract - What is it?

Green tea has long been used by the Chinese as medicine to treat headaches, body ache, poor digestion, and improve well-being and life expectancy. Green tea extract is bioflavonoid rich, and one of its main uses is fighting free radicals in your body. Green tea extract contains high level of polyphenols (a bioflavonoid), and it's also a rich source of EGCG (an antioxidant), that's over 200 times more potent than vitamin E in fighting free radicals and pro-oxidants.

The EGCG in green tea extract protects against digestive and respiratory infections, blocks the actions of carcinogens which promotes cancer, is anti-bacterial, and also helps lower cholesterol levels.

Green tea extract is also a common ingredient in many fat burners - it helps with thermogenesis and helps the metabolism of fat. It works without increasing the heart rate which is most often associated with most fat burners. With green tea, dieters get the weight loss without the jitters and side effects. Green tea extract itself is used as a weight loss supplement among its many other beneficial uses. Green tea extract also helps reduce the risk of heart disease, cancer, and has been recently show to help prevent liver failure.

 

Some Green Tea Leaf Extract Studies

Green Tea Study 1: In a study conducted by the University of North Carolina, Zhi Zhong and colleagues studied the free radical scavenging effects of green tea leaf extract on problems associated with fatty livers. The study involved drunk rats that went through "binge drinking" and then put to sleep with their livers removed. Some of these livers were bathed in a green tea extract solution.

These livers were then transplanted into rats with unhealthy livers. The study found that only 13% of the rats that received livers untreated with green tea survived, while 77% that had received a liver treated with green tea extract had survived.

Green Tea Study 2: In a research studying the effects of green tea on treating acne, researcher Gan Wong et al. (Memorial Medical Center in the Philippines) compared the effects of 3% green tea cream and 4% benzoyl peroxide on moderate to severe acne.

108 subjects were randomized into 2 treatment groups: 1) benzoyl peroxide cream and 2) green tea extract cream, and the creams were applied twice daily for 12 weeks for the 2 groups. The study found the green tea cream to lighten patient's skin color and improve overall skin complexion. The study also suggests that green tea extract cream causes fewer side effects than benzoyl peroxide, and the green tea group reported fewer cases of dry skin, itching, and allergic responses.

Green Tea Extract Benefits

There are many health benefits of green tea extract, below is a quick list highlighting some of them:

  • Green tea leaf extract contains EGCG, a powerful antioxidant 200 times more potent than vitamin E
  • Its rich in bioflavonoid, and protects against digestive and respiratory infections
  • It has thermogenic effects that aids in weight loss without causing jitters or other unwanted side effects
  • Green tea extract helps decrease hormone activity and is an effective treatment for acne
  • Green tea leaf is anti bacterial, helps lower cholesterol, reduces inflammation, and lowers blood pressure
  • It also help prevent some forms of cancer including colon, pancreatic, and stomach cancer
  • Green tea extract stimulates the immune system, and also helps defend against dental plaque
  • Green tea extract also protects against liver damage
  • Some new research suggests green tea may help prevent liver transplant failure in patients

Green Tea Side Effects

Generally, green tea has little or no side effects. However, it does contain caffeine, and individuals with conditions that may be complicated by caffeine intake should consult a medical expert before using green tea extracts. Pregnant women should also consult their doctors before using green tea. Individuals take MAOI inhibitors (anti depressant) should avoid taking green tea.

Green tea extracts in capsule form are recommended for daily dosages of 100 to 150mg 3 times daily.

 

 

 

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