Green tea comes from tea plants and can be made into beverages or extracts. Black tea and green tea come from the same plant. Green tea is made from unfermented leaves and black tea is made from fermented leaves. Green tea may have beneficial effects on the liver, although drinking a lot of green tea is not a good idea. Medlineplus recommends that because green tea contains caffeine, you limit your intake to no more than five cups a day.
span= "article-image_u caption-inner"> green tea may be beneficial to liver function. A study published in the Journal of Nutrition in January 2009 found that high concentration of green tea extract did not affect the liver function of healthy men. The green tea extracts consumed in the study were equivalent to about 6 to 8 cups of green tea per day.
Although previous studies using mice and individual case studies have shown that green tea may increase the risk of liver problems, the authors point out that these liver adverse reactions are likely to be caused at least in part by other unrelated factors, such as genetic or other health factors. The problem is not just the consumption of green tea. A review article in
points out that although case studies of liver toxicity may be related to the consumption of green tea, there is evidence that green tea has protective effects on the liver, and green tea may reduce your risk of liver disease. E In May 2008, published in the International Journal of Hepatology, the results of 10 different studies on green tea and liver function were analyzed. Green tea also contains caffeine, so it makes you more alert. According to MEDLINE plus, preliminary studies have shown that green tea can also reduce the risk of certain cancers, cholesterol and Parkinson's disease. Other potential benefits include reducing inflammation in inflammatory bowel disease, reducing the risk of diabetes, and helping to lose weight, the University of Maryland Medical Center said.
If you are pregnant or suffering from anemia, heart disease, hemorrhagic diseases, anxiety, osteoporosis, glaucoma or diarrhea, you should further limit your intake of green tea, because caffeine worsens these conditions. Green tea may also interfere with certain medicines, so you should talk to your doctor before taking green tea extracts or drinking large quantities of green tea.
