
Green Tea Extract, 180 mg
Vitamin Research Products, 120 capsules
The consumption of fermented, black tea has been common in the west for thousands of years. Recently, the health effects of green, unfermented tea, as consumed in the Orient, has garnered much scientific attention for its health benefits. Originally, epidemiological evidence from studies in Japan showed significant cancer preventive effects from the daily consumption of green tea. Further human and animal studies have shown a remarkable anticancer effect from the polyphenols and gallocatechins present in green tea and green tea extracts.
The results of these studies have been impressive enough for the National Cancer Institute to evaluate green tea and the polyphenols found in green tea extracts in its Designer Nutrient Program, a research effort to investigate the cancer preventive and therapeutic benefits of foods and food products. In fact, there have been several international symposiums devoted to the health benefits of green tea, held both in the United States and abroad. Although the scope of the international research on green tea is enormous, several conclusions have been reached on the health effects of green tea and green tea polyphenols.
The polyphenols and gallocatechins present in green tea have numerous impressive biological functions. These include:
• Potent antioxidant effects, which studies have shown to be twenty times stronger than vitamin E and four times stronger than BHA
• Protection from radiation, including increased survival and decreased incidence of radiation-induced tumors
• Antimutagenic action, against both spontaneous and chemically-induced mutations
• Antitumor action, inhibiting tumor cell growth, as well as preventing spontaneous and chemically-induced cancer development
• Antibacterial activity, against foodborne pathogenic bacteria and cavity-inducing bacteria
• Cholesterol and body-fat lowering activity, in subjects on normal or high-fat, high-cholesterol diets
• Regulatory effects on blood pressure and high bloodpressure induced strokes, with persons consuming greater than five cups a day having a 500% decrease in stroke incidence
• Antihyperglycemic action, lowering both blood-glucose and normalizing insulin release
• Bowel-regulating effects, helping both diarrhea and constipation;
• Anti-viral effects, inhibiting reproduction of numerous viruses including influenza and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Supplement Facts
Serving Size:1 Capsule
Amount Per Serving
Green Tea 180mg*(Camellia sinensis) extract (leaf) (98% polyphenols 90% catechins, 55% EGCG)
Other Ingredients:
Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (Vcap).
Contains no added starch, salt, wheat, gluten, corn, coloring, or dairy products.
Keep container tightly closed in a cool, dry and dark place. Keep out of reach of children.
RECOMMENDED DOSAGE
One to two capsules a day with meals.
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