Researchers have found that adding green
tea catechins reduces polyphenol size, helping to triple the bioavailability.
Not exact matches
(1) Green
tea consumed either as an extract in tablet form (equal to about 400 mg green
tea catechins) has been shown to
reduce the incidence of the flu among healthcare workers by 75 %.
If you're not among these 158 million, you might want to consider swapping dark roast for loose leaf, and here's why:
Tea is rich in one of the best - known flavonoids called
catechins, a type of disease - fighting antioxidant that has shown to
reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke, certain cancers, and dental caries (i.e., tooth decay and cavities), as well as aid weight loss.
Just one serving (nutritionally equal to approximately 10 cups of green
tea) pumps you full of chlorophyll,
catechins (the highest class of antioxidants), and amino acids, which help detoxify, boost your metabolism, and even
reduce anxiety.
Green
tea - Antioxidants called
catechins may
reduce the size and number of cancer tumors, although large amounts of green
tea are needed to be effective.
Green
tea reduces C - reactive protein and green
tea catechins can successfully banish cancer cells, by slowing metastasis, inhibiting cell proliferation and inducing apoptosis.
A study also found that adding milk to
tea reduces the bioavailability of
catechins in
tea as the casein in milk binds to
catechins.
Numerous studies, such as one in Obesity (Silver Springs), show that the
catechins in green
tea help
reduce body fat.
When Sprague - Dawley rats were fed a diet including 148 mg green
tea catechins / d for 12 d, fasting plasma glucose and insulin concentrations and the insulin response to an oral glucose load (2 g glucose / kg body wt) were significantly
reduced (9).
Amount per serving: Calories 50 Calories from Fat 10 Total Fat 1 g Saturated Fat 0.2 g Sodium 60 mg Total Carbohydrates 8 g Dietary Fiber 4 g Sugars 2 g Protein 4 g Vitamin A (75 % as Beta - Carotene) 10,000 IU Vitamin C (as Calcium Ascorbate) 960 mg Calcium (as Ascorbate, Citrate, Gluconate, Pantothenate) 270 mg Iron 2 mg Vitamin D3 125 IU Vitamin E (as Mixed Tocopherols) 50 IU Thiamin (Vitamin B1) 11.5 mg Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) 11.5 mg Niacin (97 % as Niacinamide) 155 mg Vitamin B6 12.5 mg Folic Acid 100 mcg Vitamin B12 200 mcg Biotin 200 mcg Pantothenic Acid 150 mg Iodine (as Potassium Iodide) 50 mcg Magnesium (as Magnesium Citrate / Glycinate) 75 mg Zinc (as Zinc Arginate) 15 mg Selenium (as Sodium Selenite) 100 mcg Copper (as Copper Glycinate) 1 mg Manganese (as Manganese Picolinate) 1.2 mg Chromium (as Chromium Picolinate) 100 mcg Molybdenum (as Sodium Molybdate) 125 mcg Potassium (as Potassium Aspartate / Iodide) 50 mg Alpha - Carotene 5 mg Lycopene 1.5 mg Inositol Hexaphosphate 175 mg Choline 63 mg Germanium Sesquioxide 50 mg Glutathione (
reduced) 175 mg L - Carnitine 100 mg Glycine 250 mg Lactoferrin 50 mg Taurine 125 mg Grape Seed Extract 50 mg Fish Oil Concentrate 125 mg Methylsulfonylmethane 100 mg Borage Oil (20 % GLA) 112.5 mg Tocotrienols 25 mg Coenzyme Q10 75 mg Bioflavonoid Complex 50 mg Trimethylglycine 250 mg Quercetin 250 mg Artemisia annua extract 4:1 100 mg Beta -1,3-Glucan 50 mg Green
Tea Extract (40 %
Catechin) 50 mg Mushroom Extract 1.5 g Bromelain 163 mg Turmeric (95 % Curcumin) 100 mg Panax Ginseng 50 mg Milk Thistle Extract (80 % Silymarin) 30 mg Olive Leaf Extract (10 % Oleuropein) 100 mg Astragalus 50 mg Lipoic Acid 20 mg
Flavonoids like
catechins (also found in green
tea) in green beans help
reduce body fat and can prevent obesity.