Is It Possible That There Are Health Benefits With Chinese Green Tea?

August 12th, 2008

Chinese tea has often been described as possessing a wide range of upsides, the most common statement being it’s ability to encourage loss of weight. Indeed, there are a large number of “green tea pill” products on the market which say that they provide a large variety of weight loss upsides.

A study by employees at the University of Kansas discovered that the chemical epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), which is often found in tea significantly decreased the downsides of smoking and a rich diet. EGCG is a powerful anti-oxidant which has been found in a huge range of studies to have a host of health upsides including the decline of the growth of cancerous tissue.

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