The Green Tea Effects Blog

Welcome to the Green Tea Effects blog! Please feel free to follow along as we begin to explore the many positive effects of consuming green tea.

This potent compound have been used for at least 4000 years in (mainly) China, Japan and Korea, and is well known for its health benefits.

Today, with a constantly growing number of well documented researches and studies into the matter, more and more evidence points towards a great number of positive green tea health benefits.

What about any potential negative green tea side effects, you say? There must surely be some, and when/if they emerge, we will definitely take a closer look at it.

So what are some of these effects people are talking about? Well, here’s a brief summary of just some findings.

In 1999 (November), the ‘American Journal of Clinical Nutrition’ showed the results of a study at the University of Geneva (Switzerland). Research showed that males who were given caffeine and green tea extract in combination, burned more calories than those given only caffeine or a placebo.

In January 2005, ‘American Journal of Clinical Nutrition’ pointed to findings by T. Nagao. A report showed how the energy expenditure (a measure of metabolism) increased significantly in people being administered extracts from green tea. These extracts had furthermore a significant effect on oxidation of fat.

In February 2006, ‘The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition’ released another study: ‘Green tea consumption and cognitive function: a cross-sectional study from the Tsurugaya Project’.
The objective of the study – done by scientists from Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine in Japan – was to examine if the cognitive function in humans related to the consumption of green tea.
The conclusion was that a higher green tea consumption was associated with a lower prevalence of cognitive impairment in seniors (The study included over 1000 people aged 70 or older).

In 1994, the ‘Journal of the National Cancer Institute’ published an epidemiological study. The study indicated that drinking green tea lowered the risk of esophageal cancer in Chinese women and mer by almost sixty percent.

Just recently, researchers from University of Purdue concluded that there’s a compound in green tea which inhibits the growth of cancer cells.

Furthermore, there is also research which indicates that drinking green tea lowers the overall level of cholesterol in humans.

One well-known fact is the significant antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties found in the green tea polyphenols. Chronic inflammation is believed to be an important component of diabetes as well as the development of cardiovascular diseases and some forms of cancer.

And it’s allegedly good for your teeth too! The green tea effect of destroying bacteria can kill the bacteria that causes dental plaque, as well as help prevent food poisoning.

As you see, there’s quite a bit to dive into here – and mind you, this is just a brief overview of some of the many green tea effects. in upcoming articles, we will have a closer look at several others, as well as more in-depth discussions. So stay tuned … and don’t forget to enjoy your daily cup of tea!