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Green Tea extract vs. Green Tea

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Posted by: klmclean

I just starting drinking green tea because I've heard so many wonderful things about it. Does anyone know if green tea extract (capsule form) is just as good as drinking green tea? And also, is the decaffienated version just as good as the caffienated one

Thanks


Posted by: The Monkey Man

You don't need all that caffeine, do you?

One of the bene's of drinking tea, is to get your
liquid intake...

IE- flush out your kidneys and such


Posted by: klmclean

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Originally Posted by The Monkey Man
You don't need all that caffeine, do you?

One of the bene's of drinking tea, is to get your
liquid intake...

IE- flush out your kidneys and such
What about the decaf kind?


Posted by: The Monkey Man

No health difference, as far as I know -

other tha the lowered Caffeine LVLs


Posted by: klmclean

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Originally Posted by The Monkey Man
No health difference, as far as I know -

other tha the lowered Caffeine LVLs
Do you think it's worth taking or not If so, which would you take, the tea or the extract?


Posted by: The Monkey Man

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Originally Posted by klmclean
Do you think it's worth taking or not If so, which would you take, the tea or the extract?
I like to drink tea...

I don't particulaly care for green tea, so I dink other types...

I do this insted of coffee @ work -

There was rececntly another thread where we didcussed teas




Man - I think I must be on my period... my fingers are sure fat today -


Posted by: klmclean

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Originally Posted by The Monkey Man

Man - I think I must be on my period... my fingers are sure fat today -
Well, alrighty then I'll check out the thread, how recent was it?


Posted by: Emma-Leigh

The difference between the tablets v's the actual tea depends on what you are taking it for. If you want ALL the benefits (metabolic and health) then the actual green tea is the best as it contains all the metabolically active ingredients.

If you just want the health benefits then decaf green tea is fine. But if you don't like to drink this then the capsules are ok too (although I don't believe that the capsules are as good as the real thing.)


Posted by: klmclean

Thanks Emma, very helpful as always


Posted by: The Monkey Man




Posted by: luke77

Quote:
Originally Posted by Emma-Leigh
The difference between the tablets v's the actual tea depends on what you are taking it for. If you want ALL the benefits (metabolic and health) then the actual green tea is the best as it contains all the metabolically active ingredients.

If you just want the health benefits then decaf green tea is fine. But if you don't like to drink this then the capsules are ok too (although I don't believe that the capsules are as good as the real thing.)
Why aren't the capsules as good as the real thing? I've been taking capsules because I don't really like the taste very much and a lot of times it's inconvenient to get 1-2 cups of tea in a day...but I will switch to the real stuff if it's truly better. Is there anything in the tea besides caffiene that the capsules don't have?

Thanks,

Luke


Posted by: overthepond

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Originally Posted by luke77
Why aren't the capsules as good as the real thing? I've been taking capsules because I don't really like the taste very much and a lot of times it's inconvenient to get 1-2 cups of tea in a day...but I will switch to the real stuff if it's truly better. Is there anything in the tea besides caffiene that the capsules don't have?

Thanks,

Luke
Studies have shown that drinking green tea can reduce your risk of cavities by up to as much as 70% versus brushing alone. This of course is due to the floride, which I doubt you get from a capsule. It has also been shown to help reduce cholesterol and is loaded with antioxidants. Oddly enough, though actual tea has more antioxidants, the capsules have been shown to obsorb better.
http://my.webmd.com/content/article/98/104810.htmhttp://my.webmd.com/content/article/98/104810.htm


Posted by: The Monkey Man

Quote:
Originally Posted by luke77
Why aren't the capsules as good as the real thing? I've been taking capsules because I don't really like the taste very much and a lot of times it's inconvenient to get 1-2 cups of tea in a day...but I will switch to the real stuff if it's truly better. Is there anything in the tea besides caffiene that the capsules don't have?

Thanks,

Luke
If you are looking for the BENE's of green tea, but dislike the taste...

Try red tea... I like this one...


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Posted by: KelJu

Quote:
Originally Posted by luke77
Why aren't the capsules as good as the real thing? I've been taking capsules because I don't really like the taste very much and a lot of times it's inconvenient to get 1-2 cups of tea in a day...but I will switch to the real stuff if it's truly better. Is there anything in the tea besides caffiene that the capsules don't have?

Thanks,

Luke
Green tea is very convenient if you take it like I have been. I eat the tea right out of the bag. I carry the tea bags around in my gym bag, so all I have to do is bust open the bag and eat it with water like a BC powder. Now that I am use to swallowing the contents of the tea bag, I have a convenient pick-me-up that is also healthy. BTW, I fucking hate all tea, so swallowing in one gulp is the only way I could take it, just incase you guys thought I was weird for trying it. Now all my buddies do it the same way.


Posted by: FishOrCutBait

Lol, nice bro. I personally think that all people should start with a quality standardized extract such as Lean Green. Then, add in whatever else tea you drink, and for some occassional diuretic effects, a non-standardized green tea extract


Posted by: lil2fiddyguy

Although the natural brewed green tea is better i figure, are diet green teas ok? Such as SoBe Lean.







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