Re: Green tea warning
I note also that the OP article is talking about Green Tea
Extract (GTE) rather than simply Green Tea.
GTE is a generally an isolated form of one of the tea's catechins, the most potent of which is ECGC - epigallocatechin gallate.
As with all contrived remedies, whether natural or pharmaceutical, I tend to believe that the WHOLE substance, is by far the better, more healthy and safest option vs any cure that is simply a tiny part of that whole substance.
For example, a simple paracetamol tablet contains just one active compound.
A clove of Garlic contains over 300 compounds that are all working in harmony together as provided (and evolved) by Nature.
A carton of Apple Juice contains the juice of a great many apples and as a result, all of the sugars and little to none of the fibre. As a result it is not a natural thing to eat/drink. You would not normally sit down and munch through 10-20 apples in one sitting for example.
When you eat an apple you consume about 3-5 teaspoonfuls of sugar (depending on the apple) but by eating the whole apple you are also eating all the fibre and other elements and that greatly affects how those sugars are processed in your body. Eat an apple and the sugars will convert to energy slowly and your body will use that energy for it's daily needs. A carton of apple juice contains tons of sugar and when you drink it, the sugars are converted to energy far quicker than your body needs it and it subsequently stores it away as fat.
The moral of this story, for me at least, is to drink Green Tea in its normal form, not as an extract.
Some useful info here:
http://authoritynutrition.com/top-10...-of-green-tea/