Does any one know whether the benefits of drinking green tea everyday out-weigh the negative effects of the caffeine?
2007-01-16 23:36:58 · 10 answers · asked by bobo 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
There have been many studies on the benefits of green tea - in particular the idea that green tea consumption can prevent cancer. A lot of these studies have shown that green tea can help to prevent certain cancers (especially prostate cancer), but you have to consume a lot of it. These web sites have some interesting information:
http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/tea
http://prostatecancer.about.com/od/riskreducers/a/greentea.htm
The second one says you need to drink about 14 cups a day to see much benefit.
As for the negative effects of caffeine; Green tea contains less than half the caffeine that black tea does.
2007-01-17 07:45:41 · answer #1 · answered by lulet99 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To sum up, here are just a few medical conditions in which drinking green tea is reputed to be helpful:
cancer
rheumatoid arthritis
high cholesterol levels
cariovascular disease
infection
impaired immune function
To date, the only negative side effect reported from drinking green tea is insomnia due to the fact that it contains caffeine. However, green tea contains less caffeine than coffee: there are approximately thirty to sixty mg. of caffeine in six - eight ounces of tea, compared to over one-hundred mg. in eight ounces of coffee.
2007-01-16 23:45:37 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they do! The negative effects of caffeine tend to be short term and mild in small doses (as you'd receive with a cup of green tea) whereas the benefits are long-term
2007-01-16 23:41:30 · answer #3 · answered by big pup in a small bath 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Green Tea can reduce your blood cholesterol. And help to maintain your body weight. Its a good beverage if you are on a diet.
Lets say you are a junk food lovers (McDo, or other fast food) after you eat a big mac, by drinking a cup of hot green tea, it may neutralize the cholesterol from the big mac, i read in an article on health magazine, but i forget what's the be magazine's name. I'll inform you later.
2007-01-16 23:47:35 · answer #4 · answered by J J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drink Decaffeinated Green Tea. Problem solved. Try Lipton Decaff.
2007-01-16 23:40:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i drink green tea all the time. it is good for your metabolism, i have an under-active thyroid and i find my body is in tune with me now, where as before i would not know when i would go for a no.2 or how it would be?? i am as regular as clock work now!! green tea is also good for your heart, low risk of heart disease
i used to drink alot of coffee, and i always had the need of a wee nap in the afternoons and i dont find i am so tiered now
2007-01-16 23:43:34 · answer #6 · answered by angel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tea has no caffeine. Green tea has anti cancer benefits proven by Japanese researchers.
2007-01-17 00:09:03 · answer #7 · answered by The Travelling Gourmet 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Green tea is not good for you per se. The benefit of drinking green tea is that while you are doing so you are not drinking ordinary tea which is bad for you.
2016-03-29 01:23:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may notice this is a very beneficial and heath promoting drink. However, there is one downside to this drink and that is it contains caffeine.
2015-02-23 22:42:45 · answer #9 · answered by June 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
more healthy for you!
2007-01-16 23:45:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋