Lipton Green Tea?

Question

is it healthy and does it help in weight loss?

Answer 1

I drink the Lipton Diet Gree Tea with citrus. Its supposed to be loaded with anti-oxidants, as far as losing weight, I don't know, I suppose its like diet soda. But I do feel good after drinking it. I drink two bottle a day at work

Answer 2

Lipton have many merchandise. Lipton may be the alternative of discerning tea drinkers with the next merchandise; Lipton White Tea, Lipton Red Tea, Lipton Gold Tea and Lipton Earl Grey Tea. nad sure Lipton does have inexperienced tea product

Answer 3

Check the label. Prepared teas usually have ingredients like high fructose corn syrup etc. If that is the case then your answer is no.
If you are talking about tea bags, again check the label and see what the content amount is of green tea. Green tea is very healthy. I am not sure what the recommendations are for intake to assist in weight loss.

Answer 4

Any green tea has antioxidants which are good for you. The caffeine in the tea may be of a very minor help at appetite suppression, but I wouldn't guess enough to help with weight loss.

Personally, I prefer the taste of GenMaiCha (a Japanese type of green tea with toasted brown rice - very tasty).

I rarely pay attention to brand.

The link below will list the "purported" health benefits. Personally, I think most are pure crap.

Answer 5

Yes and yes. The good stuff in it can be found in much higher concentrations if you brew it yourself!

Answer 6

YES. I HEARD IT`S HEALTH & WILL LOOSE WEIGHT.YOU CAN ALSO GET IT IN A CAPSULE.

Answer 7

Health benefits

Proponents of green tea note that its medicinal benefits have been described for over 1000 years. The Kissa Yojoki, or Book of Tea, written by Zen priest Eisai in 1191, describes how drinking green tea can have a positive effect on the five vital organs, especially the heart. The book discusses tea's medicinal qualities, which include easing the effects of alcohol, acting as a stimulant, curing blotchiness, quenching thirst, eliminating indigestion, curing beriberi disease, preventing fatigue, and improving urinary and brain function. Part One also explains the shapes of tea plants, tea flowers, and tea leaves, and covers how to grow tea plants and process tea leaves. In Part Two, the book discusses the specific dosage and method required for individual physical ailments.

In more recent times, many studies have investigated a link between the consumption of green tea and a lower incidence of a range of cancers in populations, with mixed results. Green tea enthusiasts believe it to be useful for:

Cognition
Stopping certain neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's
Preventing/treating cancer
Treating arthritis
Treating multiple sclerosis
Preventing the degradation of cell membranes by neutralizing the spread of free radicals (which occurs during the process of oxidation).
Increases fat oxidation (helps the body use fat as an energy source) and raises metabolism.
Lowering LDL cholesterol (in high doses in lab tests)
Preventing lowered T-Cells due to HIV - In lab tests, EGCG, found in green tea, was found to prevent HIV from attacking T-Cells. However, it is not known if this has any effect on humans yet.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has rejected claims of health benefits for green tea.

"There is no credible scientific evidence that drinking green tea reduces the risk of heart disease."
"FDA concludes there is no credible evidence to support qualified health claims for green tea or green tea extract and a reduction of a number of risk factors associated with CVD" (cardiovascular disease)."
The FDA has said that green tea likely does not reduce breast, prostate, or any other type of cancer risk.
[The text below describes studies that show an association between drinking tea and better health, but they do not demonstrate that drinking tea causes better health. It may just be that healthy people like tea.

Contradicting the FDA, a 2006 study published in the September 13 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that adults who consumed three or more cups of green tea per day had a lower risk of death due to cardiovascular disease. The study, conducted by the Tohoku University School of Public Policy in Japan, followed 40,530 Japanese adults, ages 40-79, with no history of stroke, coronary heart disease, or cancer at baseline beginning in 1994. The study followed all participants for up to 11 years for death from all causes and for up to seven years for death from a specific cause. Participants who consumed five or more cups of tea per day had a 16 percent lower risk of all-cause mortality and a 26 percent lower risk of cardiovascular disease than participants who consumed less than one cup of tea per day. The study also states, "If green tea does protect humans against CVD or cancer, it is expected that consumption of this beverage would substantially contribute to the prolonging of life expectancy, given that CVD and cancer are the two leading causes of death worldwide."

A 2006 study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (Vol. 83, pp 355-361) showed that elderly Japanese people who drank more than 2 cups of green tea a day had a 50 percent lower chance of having cognitive impairment than those who drank less or who consumed other tested beverages. [5] The high amount of catechins found in green tea[6] is thought to be the reason.

In May 2006, researchers at Yale University School of Medicine weighed in on the issue with a review article that looked at more than 100 studies on the health benefits of green tea. They pointed to what they called an "Asian paradox," which refers to lower rates of heart disease and cancer in Asia despite high rates of cigarette smoking. They theorized that the 1.2 liters of green tea that is consumed by many Asians each day provides high levels of polyphenols and other antioxidants. These compounds may work in several ways to improve cardiovascular health, including preventing blood platelets from sticking together and improving cholesterol levels, said the researchers, whose study appeared in the May issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. Specifically, green tea may prevent the oxidation of LDL cholesterol (the "bad" type), which, in turn, can reduce the buildup of plaque in arteries, the researchers wrote.

Green tea has also been claimed to reduce stress and produce alpha waves. This is thought to be due to high antioxidant levels and the presence of l-theanine, which is a glutamate analog present in green tea that can cross the blood-brain barrier and reduce glutamate excitotoxicity during stress and ischemia.

A German study found that an extract of green tea and hot water (filtered), applied externally to the skin for 10 minutes, three times a day could help people with skin damaged from radiation theraphy (after 16-22 days). A study in Japan indicated that people ages 40-79 who drank five or more cups a day were 16 percent less likely to die within the 11-year study period, compared to people who drank only one cup a day.