Benefits of green tea: A review

Abstract

To determine the benefits of green tea in health and to do a review on benefits of green tea.Green tea has higher concentrations of catechins than in black tea. Catechin is a natural phenol and antioxidant,and is thought to be responsible for many of green tea’s health benefits.It is found that weight gain was greatly reduced by diets supplemented with many of these green tea components,but particularly with the diet which combined caffeine and catechin. green tea may actually help in the prevention of caries.Other benefits are increased thermogenesis (heat production),increased fat oxidation,increased glucose uptake in muscles,decreased fat content in liver,and increased fecal excretion of fats.This review is done to spread awareness among general population about the benefits of green tea.