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1. James W. Mcfarland says:

   December 30, 2009 at 4:55 pm

   I have been drinking green tea for over 20 years and I’ve never tasted anything like this. Do you remember the taste of “home grown” during the 70s? That’s exactly what this tastes like. Pass on this one!
   Rating: 1 / 5
2. Seth Ramesh says:

   December 30, 2009 at 5:51 pm

   I have been drinking tea for the past 20+ years; This tea tastes like crap and too diluted. I agree with the other reviewers that the tea tastes like grass clippings. [...]
   
   I am throwing what I have and switching back to yogi green tea.
   Rating: 2 / 5
3. L. MING says:

   December 30, 2009 at 6:49 pm

   The Miracle of Green Tea!
   
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   Is any other food or drink reported to have as many health benefits as green tea? The Chinese have known about the medicinal benefits of green tea since ancient times, using it to treat everything from headaches to depression. In her book Green Tea: The Natural Secret for a Healthier Life, Nadine Taylor states that green tea has been used as a medicine in China for at least 4,000 years.

   Today, scientific research in both Asia and the west is providing hard evidence for the health benefits long associated with drinking green tea. For example, in 1994 the Journal of the National Cancer Institute published the results of an epidemiological study indicating that drinking green tea reduced the risk of esophageal cancer in Chinese men and women by nearly sixty percent. University of Purdue researchers recently concluded that a compound in green tea inhibits the growth of cancer cells. There is also research indicating that drinking green tea lowers total cholesterol levels, as well as improving the ratio of good (HDL) cholesterol to bad (LDL) cholesterol.

   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

   What makes green tea so special?
   
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   The secret of green tea lies in the fact it is rich in catechin polyphenols, particularly epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). EGCG is a powerful anti-oxidant: besides inhibiting the growth of cancer cells, it kills cancer cells without harming healthy tissue. It has also been effective in lowering LDL cholesterol levels, and inhibiting the abnormal formation of blood clots. The latter takes on added importance when you consider that thrombosis (the formation of abnormal blood clots) is the leading cause of heart attacks and stroke.
   
   Links are being made between the effects of drinking green tea and the “French Paradox.” For years, researchers were puzzled by the fact that, despite consuming a diet rich in fat, the French have a lower incidence of heart disease than Americans. The answer was found to lie in red wine, which contains resveratrol, a polyphenol that limits the negative effects of smoking and a fatty diet. In a 1997 study, researchers from the University of Kansas determined that EGCG is twice as powerful as resveratrol, which may explain why the rate of heart disease among Japanese men is quite low, even though approximately seventy-five percent are smokers.

   Why don’t other Chinese teas have similar health-giving properties? Green, oolong, and black teas all come from the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant. What sets green tea apart is the way it is processed. Green tea leaves are steamed, which prevents the EGCG compound from being oxidized. By contrast, black and oolong tea leaves are made from fermented leaves, which results in the EGCG being converted into other compounds that are not nearly as effective in preventing and fighting various diseases.

   Other Benefits
   
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   New evidence is emerging that green tea can even help dieters. In November, 1999, the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition published the results of a study at the University of Geneva in Switzerland. Researchers found that men who were given a combination of caffeine and green tea extract burned more calories than those given only caffeine or a placebo.

   Green tea can even help prevent tooth decay! Just as its bacteria-destroying abilities can help prevent food poisoning, it can also kill the bacteria that causes dental plaque. Meanwhile, skin preparations containing green tea – from deodorants to creams – are starting to appear on the market.

   Harmful Effects?
   
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   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.

   What are the best teas in China ?
   
   - The Chinese Tea Culture and the Best Teas in China

   Chinese tea culture Tea is the national drink in China. Chinese tea just as Chinese character has a long history, and serves as an important part of Chinese long-standing history and culture. As of today, Chinese tea has spread every corner of China from academic research to daily life. Chinese traditional culture to a most degree is closely connected with Chinese tea, even at present, drinking tea is also one of the identities to judge a person is a Chinese or not. In Chinese literature, art, philosophy and religions, Chinese tea is always associated more or less. If people or academician talk about or research on China and Chinese culture, Chinese tea will be surely mentioned or connected inevitably.

   This is tea in China not only the must of people¡¯s daily life but also the essence of the culture and history. Chinese tea is connected closely with Chinese Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism. Roughly, since Tang Dynasty, drinking tea is a must for self-cultivation. Chinese Zen or Chan philosophy is also linked with drinking tea. In China, traditionally tea drinkers were always considered to be high-level or gentleman-like men and they used to be highly respected by society, because drinking tea is the show of personal morality, education, principle and status. Chinese tea-drinking popularity for sure brought the large production of tea-china or porcelains and also brought the flourish of Chinese porcelain culture. Chinese tea also makes a great contribution to the development of Chinese elite culture or learner¡¯s culture. Conventionally, Chinese scholars has the common ideal academic life that is in his personal study or teahouse, he could pleasantly have a free and deep communication with their bosom friends or happily create poems or calligraphies with their best friends when they enjoying the tea and the natural beauty. So anciently, Chinese teahouse was very popular with learners not only the excellent service but also the humanistic atmosphere surrounded by the fragrance of tea. Teahouse is the by-product of Chinese tea culture but it also the historical evidence of Chinese tea history. Currently, people can also feel such a kind of humanistic atmosphere in Beijing like Lao She Teahouse and East China like Hangzhou, Suzhou, Yangzhou, Nanjing, Wuxi, Shaoxing and Shanghai and so on. It is still dynamic and vigorous.

   As for the origin of Chinese tea, apart from the ancient records, the folklore is also available. Tea in fact started as a kind of medicine in China to treat some illness of human being. It is said that tea was firstly discovered and tasted by Emperor Shennong or Shennongshi, who was one of Chinese oldest forefathers and the inventor of Chinese herbal medicine and agriculture. Later, as it widely extended, in Tang Dynasty, a special book named Chajing(²è¾­£¬Book on Tea) was professionally written by Lu Yu, who was respectably called the Saint of Tea. Together with old China’s influence and cultural communication overseas, Chinese tea culture largely spread in the world. As early as Han Dynasty, Chinese tea had been spread to India and Turkey. In Tang Dynasty, thanks to the cultural communication of Buddhism, Chinese tea was planted in Japan. Afterwards, Chinese tea successively spread in the world and many peoples formed the custom of drinking tea. In some countries, Drinking tea like China has been a culture and widely-accepted exhibition of local custom and history. In Japan, due to the long-term custom of drinking tea, tea culture, called Sado(²èµÀ), has been an important culture of Japan to distinguish themselves in the world. Tea has gradually developed into the number one beverage in China and now is the number one beverage in the world.

   Chinese Tea Art

   As for tea, China has tea art or Chayi, similar to Japanese tea ceremony or Sado. It is the professional show of Chinese tea culture and the way for making and drinking tea. It also has a long history.

   Initially, Chinese tea art was originated from Tang Dynasty. Tea art consists of the skills for judging and commenting tea, the artistic procedures for making tea and the atmosphere for enjoying tea. It is the show of the ways of making tea and the soul enjoyment. The way for making tea generally include: tea selection, water selection, tea-making technique, tea-china selection and the environmental refinement. The background of tea art is also very important, because it usually the best way to show the deep thought of tea culture. Generally, the classical background music played with Chinese classical instruments like Chinese guzhen, flute, xiao and xiong and so on is available in tea art in order to give the drinkers or watchers the enjoyment of traditional aesthetics and Zen philosophy or give the tasters the quite environment like they stay in deep mountains or natural environment without the noise of the society and the anxiety of the soul. Tea in common life is widely used for both keeping fit and spiritual improvement. During the tea drinking, a real drinker is strict about the usage of water, tea type and utensils as well as the atmosphere selection. Drinking tea traditionally can raise personal morality and help to harmonize the interpersonal relations. Tea drinkers usually like making friends and showing their personalities by virtue of drinking tea.

   Anciently, drinking tea was the best way for learners to inspire themselves; Taoists used to drink tea for self-cultivation and keeping the oneness of soul and body; Buddhists used to drink tea for understanding deeply on Zen. Drinking tea also can judge a person¡¯s character and level of moral. Drinking tea emphasizes on the feeling of objective environment and inner heart. In a word, understandably, drinking tea is the show of elegance, personality, status, educational background, religious belief and cultural pursuit. It is a systematic subject for further and careful research. Chinese culture learner always spends a lot of time in researching Chinese tea art and its humanistic history. Currently, in China, there is a themed museum named China Tea Museum which is located in Hangzhou. Visitors over here can concentratively see a lot of collections connected with Chinese tea history and tea culture.

   The Reasons for Drinking Tea

   People always ask why people get used to drinking tea and what the strong-points of drinking tea are. Generally, the answers are not accurate. There are several kinds of answers for why people get used to drinking tea. 1, For sacrificing, the earliest sacrifice was vegetable or some eatable plants, later, people found it was harmless and good for health, and then it became the beverage of human being. 2. From Herb Experiment, the tea originally was used by human being as a kind of herb medicine. 3. Tea was part of human being¡¯s daily diet. Drinking tea is good for health. Drinking tea can relieve the caducity. Drinking tea is helpful for restraining angiocardiopathy. Drinking tea can prevent the cancer. Drinking tea is useful for presenting and curing the injury from radiation. Drinking tea is helpful for resisting and restraining the virus. Drinking tea is also useful for skin care and refreshment. Drinking tea is beneficial for fat digesting. And drinking tea is also good for teeth and eye care.

   Six Kinds of Chinese Tea

   In China, Drinking tea like eating is the must for daily life. Someone may feel uncomfortable when lack of tea. In China, tea generally is separated into 6 kinds.

   1. Green Tea. Green tea in China has he maximum production. Green tea has the longest history, roughly 3000 year history. The major planting areas are in Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui and Jiangxi. The famous representatives are Dragon-Well Tea of West Lake (Xihu Longjing), Xinyang Maojian and Biluochun.

   2. Black Tea. Black tea is named after the red color of tea water. Black tea in China can be divided into Xiaozhong black tea, Gongfu black tea and Hongsui Tea. Black tea is Chinese second largest tea in production. The famous representatives are Black Tea of Yunnan and Black Tea of Yixing.

   3. Oolong Tea(Blue Tea). Oolong tea in China belongs to half-fermented tea, and is a kind of tea with vivid characters. Oolong tea is greatly helpful for health. It can decompose the fat and it is good for losing weight and body-building. In Japan it is called Skin-care tea.

   4. White Tea. White tea belongs to slightly-fermented tea. It is the treasure of Chinese teas. The making procedure of white tea can be separated into the withering and drying, and it is unnecessary for baking and kneading. The famous representatives are Baimudan(White Peony) and Baihao Yinzheng.

   5. Yellow Tea. During the making procedure, due to the untimely operation, the tea would turn yellow. The yellow tea can be divided into Huangyacha (Yellow-Bud Tea) which is represented by Junshanyinya (silver bud of Junshan mountain)of Hunan province, Mengdinghuangya (yellow bud of Mengding)of Sichuan province and Huoneiya of Anhui province; Huangxiaocha(Yellow Little Tea), which is represented by Weishanmaojian of Hunan province; Huangdacha(Yellow Large Tea)which is available in Huoshan county of Anhui province.

   6. Dark Tea. During the making procedure, the tea is gathered together for long time, and it would be darken. Hence it is called dark tea. The dark tea can be drunk directly and also can be suppressed to be brick tea such as Pu-Er Tea. The dark tea is widely welcomed by minorities of China such as Tibetan people, Mongolian people and other peoples of China. It is the necessity of their daily life.

   New China Top Famous Teas

   1. Longjing Tea (Dragon-Well Tea,Áú¾®²è). Longjing tea is produced in West Lake of Hangzhou and it is the most famous in 10 top famous teas. Longjing tea is planted in the mountains. For many years, Hangzhou is famous for both of West Lake and Dragon-Well Tea in the world. It is strongly featured by its viridescence, fragrance, sweetness and good look. The making of dragon well tea or Longjing tea has more than 1,200 year history. Traditionally it was the royal tribute in different dynasties. In Qing Dynasty, Emperor Qianlong visited Jiangnan area, and drunk dragon well tea in Hangzhou. He highly spoke of the dragon well tea. The making procedure of dragon-well tea is very exclusive and strict. In spring, it is the time for making and selling tea, generally the tea is sold at a higher price. It is also bought by government for serving foreign guests. During the time of spring, it is the best time for drinking the fresh tea. Generally it is the custom of the local people.

   2. Biluochun Tea (Spring Spiral Tea£¬±ÌÂÝ’º²è). Biluochun tea is produced in Suzhou, which is near to Hanghzou. It is the second most famous tea in China. Biluochun tea is green tea. The major planting area is Dongtingshan Mountain beside Taihu Lake. The tea looks like spiral and it is crinkled. The make procedure is comprised of removing green, drying and kneading as well as rubbing to be a ball.

   3. Huangshan Maofeng Tea (Fuzzy-Tip Tea£¬»Æɽë*å²è). Huangshan Maofeng Tea is produced in Taiping County of Huangshan Mountain. The major plantations are located in Yungu Temple, Songgu Nunnery, Diaoqiao Nunnery and Ciguang Pavilion as well as the Banshan Temple with an altitude of 1,200 meters. The making procedures are also much too strict. Its picking time starts from Qingming(one of 24 lunar seasonal sections) to Summer Begins. The picked buds and leaves will be strictly checked and categorized.

   4. Yuexi Cuilan (Yuexi Green Orchid Tea ) . Yuexi Cuilan is grown in the Dabie Mountain area of premium quality Yunwu Cha. It is produced in the Highland of West Anhui Yuexi County in the Dabie Mountains of the main thin, Toutuo, and Laibang area. Yuexi Cuilan (Yuexi Green Orchid Tea) is cultivated in the fertile soil, mild climate, abundant rainfall, the temperature differentness between day and night. Most of the tea is growing up at an altitude of meters deep gorge, Conglong around green trees, beautiful flowers Yixiang, with fantastic diffuse clouds. “Yuexi Cuilan” at the local tea on the traditional production techniques of orchids on the basis of the creation. Guyu before after a shoot-election two leavers, bamboo broom fanchao fixing, and then hand shape, after baking from a charcoal fire. Its beautiful appearance, Yaye connected, natural stretch, like small orchids!

   5. Anxi Tieguanyin Tea£¨°²ÏªÌú¹ÛÒô²è£©. Tieguanyin tea belongs to oolong tea. Tieguanyin tea is produced in Anxi county of Jiangxi province. Traditionally Tieguanyin tea boasts the King of Tea. Four seasons all the year are all the time for picking tea, so the tea is also divided into spring tea, summer tea, heat tea and autumn tea. Generally, spring tea is the best. The procedure is the same as the general oolong-tea making.

   6. Pu-Er Tea£¨ÆÕ¶ý²è£©. Pu-Er tea is a new kind of tea planted on the basis of Dayecha or Big-Leaf Tea in Yunnan. Pu-Er tea is also called Dianqing Tea. It is named after its sales place that is Pu-Er County. It has more than 1700 year history. Generally the tea tree is larger and taller than the common tea trees. Its making procedure is also comprised of eight steps. It is strongly featured by the eternal fragrance and can be used for five or six times.

   7. Lushan Yunwu Tea£¨Â®É½ÔÆÎí²è£©. Yunwu Tea is one of the famous green teas, it is said that the tea planting on Lushan Mountain begun from Jin Dynasty. In Song Dynasty, Yunwu tea became the royal tribute. Thanks to the unique landform and geography of Lushan Mountain, Yunwu Tea is famous for its fragrance like orchid in deep mountain. Its making procedure is comprised of 9 steps.

   8. Xinyang Maojian Tea£¨ÐÅÑôë¼â²è£©. Maojian tea is produced in Xinyang of Henan province, specifically on the peaks of Cheyun Mountain, Jiyun Mountain, Tianyun Mountain, Yunwu Mountain, Zhenglei Mountain, Heilongtan Mountain and Bailongtan Mountain. The best is produced in Cheyun Mountain and Tianwu Mountain. It is the tea produced in middle China.

   9. Qihong Tea£¨Æîºì²è£©. Qihong tea belongs to black tea and also very famous in many brands of black tea in the world. Qihong tea is produced in Qimen county of Anhui province. Qihong tea is the treasured kind of Gongfu Black Tea. Thanks to its advantageous environment, it has been famous for more than 1000 years. In international market, Qihong tea has a high reputation and it is called Qimenxiang or Qimen Fragrance.

   10. Liuan Guapian Tea£¨Áù°²¹ÏƬ²è£©. Liuan guapian tea is the famous green tea. It is the only famous tea made of the single leaf. It is produced in the mountainous area of Dabianshan Mountain in west Anhui province. The best products are from Liuan, Jinzhai and Huoshan counties. The shape of the tea looks like the sunflower seed, so it is called Guapian tea. And the most famous tea is produced on the Qiyun Mountain. It is widely famous as Qiyunguapian Tea.

   Rating: 5 / 5
4. Peet Peet says:

   December 30, 2009 at 8:16 pm

   if you think this tastes like japanese green tea you must have been drinking cardboard which would be the next step below what this “green tea” tastes like = colored water. 2 tea bags make it a little better, there is some matcha flavor to it, but the true, real, japanese green tea flavor is not here.
   Rating: 1 / 5
5. G. Zhang says:

   December 30, 2009 at 9:25 pm

   Green Tea Ingredient Slows Breast Cancer-Antioxidant in Green Tea May Stop Breast Cancer Growth

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   By Jennifer Warner
   
   WebMD Health News
   
   Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
   
   April 7, 2008 — An antioxidant in green tea may be a powerful weapon against breast cancer.
   
   A new study shows the green tea antioxidant EGCG (epigallocatechin-3-gallate) significantly slowed breast cancer growth in female mice.
   
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   Previous studies have suggested that this antioxidant may protect against breast cancer and other cancers, but this research has been limited, and the mechanism behind these effects isn’t clear.
   
   Researchers say the results suggest that green tea’s anticancer effects may be largely because of its high content of EGCG, which helps the body’s cells from becoming damaged and aging prematurely.
   
   Behind Green Tea’s Anticancer Effect
   
   In the study, presented this week at the Experimental Biology 2008 conference, researchers examined the effects of the green tea antioxidant on several indicators of breast cancer growth in laboratory mice.
   
   One group of the female mice was fed a solution of the antioxidant in water for five weeks while the other received regular drinking water. During the second week of the study, researchers injected both groups with breast cancer cells.
   
   At the end of the study, researchers measured tumor size, weight, and density as well as VEGF protein levels associated with tumor growth.
   
   The results showed that treatment with the green tea antioxidant decreased tumor size by 66% and weight by 68% compared with the control group. Mice fed the antioxidant also had significantly lower density of small blood vessels within tumors and VEGF protein levels.
   
   Researcher Jian-Wei Gu, of the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, says the green tea antioxidant may work against breast cancer by suppressing blood vessel growth in breast tumors as well as slowing the proliferation and migration of breast cancer cells.

   Mechanism for green tea’s anti-cancer action revealed
   
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   Green tea appears to protect against cancer by affecting a ‘promiscuous’ protein that pharmaceutical experts are already targeting in their work on anti-cancer drugs, according to new research.
   
   The study, by PhD student Christine Palermo at the University of Rochester Medical Center, reveals a potential new mechanism to explain the tea, and particularly its active compounds’ action against cancer.
   
   While many studies suggest that green tea protects people against some forms of cancer, such as breast and liver cancer, exactly how it does so has been difficult to pinpoint.
   
   “It’s important to find out the source of green tea’s protective effects,” said toxicologist Thomas A Gasiewicz, whose work on the harmful effects of dioxin led the Rochester group to explore the protective effects of green tea.
   
   “What is exciting here is that a completely new mechanism has been found that very well could be responsible for its protective effects, and that could help us find a compound that is much more potent.”
   
   Palermo, Gasiewicz, and current undergraduate Claire Westlake discovered that a chaperone protein known as HSP90 is involved in conferring green tea’s protective effects. Other researchers have shown that many cancer cells have an increase in the level of HSP90 compared to healthy cells, and that when HSP90 is blocked, levels of proteins that make cancer cells grow drop.
   
   Drug makers are currently working on ways to block HSP90, which is known as a promiscuous chaperone protein because it binds to many different cells and receptors in the body. It turns out that those researchers are trying to duplicate what green tea does naturally. Gasiewicz says green tea might modulate HSP-90 in a way that researchers have not seen before.
   
   Gasiewicz and his group have shown how dioxin and other substances like cigarette smoke manipulate a major cancer-causing molecule, the aryl hydrocarbon (AH) receptor, which frequently plays a role in turning on genes that are oftentimes harmful.
   
   Two years ago the team discovered that AH activity is inhibited by a chemical found in white and green teas, epigallocatechingallate or EGCG, now being produced and marketed as a supplement by DSM.
   
   “We initially hypothesized that EGCG would work in the same way as other AH antagonists, by binding directly to it. We were completely surprised that this isn’t the case,” said Gasiewicz, whose work was funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the American Institute for Cancer Research.
   
   Instead, the team found that EGCG binds to HSP90, a protein that helps other proteins stay stable, serving the same role as a tail on a kite. When the two bind, HSP90 no longer turns on the AH receptor, stopping the cascade of events that would lead to the activation of several harmful genes.
   
   Another potential mechanism for green tea’s action was outlined recently by a team at the University of Wisconsin and Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. The found that green tea polyphenols reduce levels of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) in prostate tumour cells in a mouse model for human prostate cancer. Increased levels of IGF-1 are associated with higher risk of several cancers, such as prostate, breast, lung and colon.
   
   Meanwhile, researchers at Kyushu University in Japan reported last year that EGCG appears to inhibit tumour cell growth by binding to a receptor on cells called the 67-kDa laminin receptor. A variety of tumours produce abnormally high levels of 67 LR, and the receptor is thought to be involved in the spread of cancers through the body.

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   Is Green Tea Really an Anti-Cancer Miracle?
   
   Talk to your doctor about green tea.

   By Gale Maleskey, MS, RD
   
   Registered Dietitian
   
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   July 23, 2009

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   If you’ve had cancer, or a precancerous condition, it’s time to talk with your doctor about using green tea extract. More and more research is showing that green tea extract can slow the progression of cancer. It doesn’t work for all cancers, but it seems to have a significant effect on some types. Its effect may even depend on genetic markers and hormone sensitivities associated with your type of cancer.

   Some of the cancers that green tea can face down include prostate, esophageal, bladder, cervical, pancreatic, ovarian, lymphoma and leukemia. Green tea is also active against human papilloma virus (HPV) a sexually transmitted virus associated with cervical and anal cancer and warts.

   (Since green tea can also apparently neutralize some chemotherapy treatments, such as Velcade, used for multiple myeloma and mantel cell lymphoma, it’s important that you consult with your doctor if you are undergoing treatment.)

   The most recent study, by researchers at Louisiana State University, found that men scheduled for a radical prostatectomy due to cancer who took a green tea extract had a significant reduction in the markers predictive of prostate cancer progression. In some men, the drop was more than 30%! The reductions were in biochemicals that either stimulate cancer growth or indicate continued cancer growth. The men took a total of 1.3 grams of tea polyphenols, equivalent to about 12 cups of green tea. (McLarty, J, et al. Cancer Prev Res. 2009 June 19.) [E Pub ahead of print.]

   Even though this was a small study, other evidence suggests that green tea can take on cancer. One study found that men with high-grade prostate intraepithelial neoplasia — cellular changes that often lead to cancer — who took green tea catechins 200 mg three times daily for a year, had a reduced risk of progression to prostate cancer. (Bettuzzi S, et al. Cancer Res .2006;66:1234-40.)

   Polyphenols (catechins, such as EGCG) in tea appear to protect cells from DNA damage that can promote cancer. Animal research suggests that the EGCG in green tea may prevent new blood vessel growth in tumors, inhibit tumor cell proliferation, and induce death in cancer cells in at least two different ways.

   The Anti-Aging Bottom Line: Green tea extract can be an important part of an anti-cancer arsenal. For general prevention, we recommend about 450 mg a day of a standardized green tea extract. Unlike brewed tea and non-standardized green tea extracts, our formula provides consistently high amounts of green tea’s most active constituents. If you’re being treated for cancer, it’s best to talk with your doctor about dosage.

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