Re: Hmmmmmmmm GREEN TEAS?

[Guest guest]

Carol, This is not the first time that I have heard this. Thanks for the

reminder.

Q: Does anybody know if green tea is decaf or caf??

Thanks,

Barb B.

Open Prox. RNY 6-20-01

starting weight: 321 pounds

today's weight: maintaining @ 144 pounds (goal is 145-149)

>

> Lester Mitscher, PhD, prof of medicinal chemistry at U of Kansas, and

> winner

> of the 2000 American Chemical Society's lifetime achievement award for his

> work with teas and antibiotic resistance, says that both green and black

> teas

> help ward off many types of cancer, fight heart disease and colds, and even

>

> prevents cavities--bcuz of the catechins in tea. Green tea has twice the

> catechins of black tea. He recommends 4 cups of green or six of black tea

> DAILY.

>

> Now I know we're supposed to stay away from coffee and tea, but then there

> was this little snippet that caught my attention: a study of more than 1000

>

> participants showed that drinking 2 or more cups of tea a day for at least

> 6

> years strengthened BONE density ! ! I'm not giving up my calcium citrate

> anytime soon, BUT anyone out there know a bit more about this?

>

> Carol A

>

Barb B.

[Guest guest]

> Carol, This is not the first time that I have heard this. Thanks

for the

> reminder.

> Q: Does anybody know if green tea is decaf or caf??

I just bought a big box of Bigelow teas, 8 varieties. Among them is

Green Tea. All the herbal teas say " No Caffeine " on their labels, but

the Green Tea does not say this, so I'm guessing it has the same

caffeine as regular black tea.

I do recall seeing decaf green tea in the stores, though. (and of

course there is decaf black tea also).

~~ Lyn G