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Substances in green tea known as catechins have been proven to be effective against many serious diseases.
In experiments with rats green tea catechin restricts excessive buildup of blood cholesterol.
In Japan, where tea is drank several times a day cancer mortality statistics on Japanese people indicate that death rate from cancer is significantly lower, for both men and women. Only 254 mg. of catechin begin to show effective results in bloodstream. One cup of green tea contains 100 to 150 mg of catechin. In 1998, Chinese scientists presented details of a six-month study suggesting that drinking green tea improved pre-cancerous oral lesions in patients.
A study by American Journal of Clinical Nutrition showed that consumption of green tea may trigger weight loss by stimulating body to burn calories and decreasing body fat.
Dutch researchers found that women drinking more than 5 cups daily had a lower risk of severe arteriosclerosis.
In April 1999, researchers at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland published a study claiming that drinking four or more cups of green tea a day may prevent rheumatoid arthritis amongst sufferers.