Egcg Green Tea Extract

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Egcg green tea extract. Am j clin nutr 2004 80 6 1558 1564. Green tea extract camellia sinensis leaf standardized extract min. Cellulose capsule silica and magnesium stearate vegetable source. That s why green tea is one of the best sources for egcg.
Bioavailability and antioxidant activity of tea flavanols after consumption of green tea black tea or a green tea extract supplement. But some people don t like the taste of green tea or find tea inconvenient to drink. Fat burning effects are highly synergistic almost. You can buy green tea at any supermarket or at many retail websites online.
Significant effects in humans are noted only at high doses such as 400 500mg egcg equivalent per day most green tea extract supplements are roughly 50 egcg. In an 8 week study in 33 people taking 250 mg of egcg containing green tea extract daily resulted in a significant 4 5 reduction of ldl bad cholesterol. The benefits of green tea catechins on lipid oxidation and related fat burning pathways are achieved in a dose dependent manner. As mentioned above 40 of the catechins in green tea are egcg catechins.