Green Tea And Its Advantages

[Scaggs]

For anyone who likes green tea, there are more advantages than its antioxidant compounds such as catechins.

Green Tea's catechins are thought to be the key in how green tea helps prevent many diseases ranging from cancer to cardiovascular disease. It also can help prevent cavities by killing the oral bacteria in the mouth.

Green Tea also helps prevent 5-alpha reductase, an enzyme that converts testosterone into DHT.

Green Tea also inhibits the aromatase enzyme that increases estrogen levels in the body.

so besides the pick me up after a large meal, green tea can be helping you in the long run down the road as-well.

Information was gathered from Jerry Brainum's Bodybuilding Pharmacology.

I thought this was interesting since I love green tea, so i figured i'd post this for all you other green tea lovers.

Scaggs

 

[macrophage69alpha]

its a good addition (if only for health benefits)..

would venture to argue the aromatase effects are not exactly clear... thought the 5a inhibition seems to be better substantiated..

 

[cockdezl]

Many of the pharmacologic effects of green tea are not seen from consumption, since many of the components of green tea are poorly absorbed.

Epigallocatechin gallate injected caused a reduction in sex hormone levels and rapid weight loss from appetite suppression. This is not witnessed from the ingestion of this compound due to poor absorption or rapid deactivation.

 

[Nutri-Wrestler]

Green tea is also good for slowing carbohydrate metabolism.

The caffiene in green tea doesnt affect the CNS much, if even at all.