Green Tea Health Benefits - How Many Cups Are Enough?

I have read that 4 to 9 cups of green tea is needed on a daily basis for health benefits. Does this mean 4 to 9 8oz cups, each with a teabag in it? Or does one 16oz cup with 1 bag count as two?

Answer:

The thing that really matters is the antioxidant content, not the number of cups. The higher the tea quality, the less you need to drink.

The highest quality tea are those young tea buds harvested during a short window of 6 weeks in spring. Numerous scientific studies have shown that 1 gram of such tea buds contain 100 milligrams of antioxidants or more.

3 grams can be infused 3 times to make 3 cups of tea. In other words, if you are drinking quality, 3 cups will give you 300 milligrams of antioxidants.

Now, this is equivalent to the amount of antioxidants found in 1.5 liters of red wine and 3 kilograms of apples!

So in summary, if you drink quality, 3 cups of tea buds per day will be sufficient.

Also, like all things in life, green tea is best consumed in moderation. This will protect you from the side effects of drinking green tea.

Many tea sellers claim that you need to drink many cups of green tea to benefit from it. This is not true, as scientific studies have shown that even a couple of cups of green tea a day can make a difference.

Check out some findings at the bottom of this page:

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In conclusion, the best strategy is to seek out the highest quality tea leaves and drink in moderation.

You should notice that these tea leaves taste good, look good and feel good. You will feel refreshed and energized all day long. There should be no guess work as to whether the green tea is working.

Please click on the following links to see which teas are my top recommendations:

Amazing Green Tea Shop - Directly from the Source

I hope this helps.

Julian