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Where does it originate?

Green Tea is derived from the plant Camellia Sinesis; it has been around for hundreds of years, although becoming more popular and valued in the UK for its health benefits. Places such as China, Japan and India use it for many ailments, and have been using it for hundreds of years already to cure and prevent illnesses.  

What is it good for?

It has a high concentration of antioxidants which are considered beneficial, they are thought to prevent blood platelets sticking together to form clots which could cause strokes and heart attacks.  

Other ways of getting it into your diet:

• Purdue University in the US has has conducted research, adding lemon juice to green tea will help the body absorb more of the antioxidants, plus it makes the tea taste a lot better.

• You can also take this as capsule/tablet which will be a lot stronger than in the tea form and has a fat burning effects: it increases your energy levels.

• It is also available in some fat burning products.
  

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Where you buy it and the cost

You can buy it from any supermarket or health shop as an actual Tea. The health shops may have more variety which can be purchased from £1.

Also be aware if you are buying the tea, check the ingredients because some companies put extras in it such as colourings and flavouring. The plainer the ingredients the less crap you are excluding from your body. You can buy the tea with various other ingredients such as with Lemon which makes it taste a little bit better.  

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Adverse Effects:

1. A cup of Green Tea contains about 20-30mg of caffeine so be cautious if you react to caffeine, and don't drink too late in the day. 
2. If you are drinking the tea please note it does not have the most pleasant taste. 

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If you are taking any fat burners make sure you are not overloading the body with caffeine as it could cause sleeplessness.

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Last Updated: 10th January 2011