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Old 04-07-2008, 07:36 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Green Tea
This thread can be dedicated to Green Tea: health effects, studies, myths, brands to buy, your use or non-use of Green Tea, etc.

The study below was done by European researchers, and the benefits resulted in short-term effects only, apparently. Black apperently offers short and the more important (I think) long term positive effts on the heart.

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Green Tea Lowers Risk Of Heart Disease

Researchers Find Drinking Green Tea Boosts The Health Of Blood Vessels Within Minutesents

Drinking green tea rapidly improves the health of the cells lining the blood vessels and helps lower one's risk for heart disease. (AP / CBS)

Learn more about different types of heart disease and find out if your state has a higher incidence of mortality from the disease. Explore different treatments and assess your own risk.

Drinking green tea rapidly improves the health of the delicate cells lining the blood vessels and helps lower one's risk of heart disease.

Researchers writing in the latest issue of the European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation have found that people who drink green tea have better blood vessel function just 30 minutes later. Specifically, green tea improves the function of endothelial cells. Endothelial cell dysfunction plays a key role in the development of clogged arteries, a process called atherosclerosis.

The finding adds to a growing body of evidence that suggests that powerful antioxidants in green tea called flavonoids may protect the heart. Other flavonoid-rich foods include red grapes, red wine, and dark chocolate. The study authors say their results are the first to show that green tea offers a short-term improvement in the health of arteries. Black tea has previously been linked to short- and long-term improvements in endothelial function.

For the study, Nikolaos Alexopoulos and colleagues at the Athens Medical School in Greece randomly assigned 14 healthy volunteers approximately 30 years of age to a cup of green tea, a beverage containing the same amount of caffeine as green tea, or hot water on three separate occasions.

The researchers used a technique called flow-mediated dilation (FMD) to measure blood flow in each participant's arm at 30, 90, and 120 minutes after they drank their beverage. FMD is a noninvasive test that uses a blood pressure cuff and ultrasound to see how blood flows in the brachial artery when the arm is gently squeezed. The brachial artery runs from the shoulder to the elbow. The artery should get wider when blood flow in the area increases, but diseases such as atherosclerosis hamper this effect. FMD is an independent predictor of endothelial function and heart disease risk.

After drinking green tea, the subjects experienced significantly increased artery widening (dilation), with the highest increase noted at 30 minutes. The caffeinated beverage and hot water did not produce any significant changes in the same individuals.
Link: Green Tea Lowers Risk Of Heart Disease, Researchers Find Drinking Green Tea Boosts The Health Of Blood Vessels Within Minutes - CBS News
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Old 04-07-2008, 07:40 PM   #2 (permalink)
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The finding adds to a growing body of evidence that suggests that powerful antioxidants in green tea called flavonoids may protect the heart. Other flavonoid-rich foods include red grapes, red wine, and dark chocolate
I'll stick to those thanks.Couldn't handle green tea when I was pregnant gave me bad heartburn, don't like the ice green tea since then.
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I've been drinking a lot of green tea for a couple years now.
I think it's pretty good for you. I don't get sick very much and my friends are always saying how healthy I look. (stopping alcohol might have something to do with that too)
Heading up to Doi Mae Salong next week for a resupply. The tea isn't cheap. I've made it a hobby and enjoy the trip up to the mountains.
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What kind of green tea? in China the best sells for thousands.Many friends swear by its health benefits and many tea shops thrive on the mixes of tea.It's becoming very trendy and gourmet equal to coffee.
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I get both oolong and green tea. It varies from shop to shop and the time of year. I just go and taste and bunch of different ones in the many tea shops up there in Mae Salong.
They will show you how to brew it. You only let it steep for a minute.
If you were getting heartburn it's likely you weren't preparing it correctly.
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I drink a lot of it.

I use a teabag twice.

Drink somewhere around ten cups a day now - 5 teabags
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I drink a lot of it.

I use a teabag twice.

Drink somewhere around ten cups a day now - 5 teabags
Where your at, it seems Green Tea is very common. I was drinking a couple of glasses a day, but then I stopped. No reason. I like it cold, also.
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