Green Tea Time

Almost all teas ? except for those that are decaffeinated ? contain a certain amount of caffeine. The caffeine content of green tea is known to be one of the highest among the tea varieties. This distinction is really a double-edged sword because caffeine provides an energy rush that can lead to an increased metabolism as well as increased energy.

However, when you are considering the caffeine content in green tea, you have to know what your limits are and how much you can take. Experts say that you should consume at least 5 cups of liquid green tea per day for the maximum health benefit. Some people are just not capable of doing this, so if they choose to take a green tea pill, 350 ? 500 milligrams is sufficient. But the caffeine content is still there whether it is in pill form or in liquid form.

When one considers all of the health benefits of green tea, it?s often difficult to take into consideration the caffeine content that you are consuming. After all, just one cup of green tea can provide a huge, wonderful feeling, but you also have to wonder what the caffeine is doing to you.

There can be a couple of answers to the above question. The first thing that the caffeine content in green tea can do is provide you with added energy. The added energy allows you to work out harder and longer than you would be able to without the caffeine.

However, a huge content of caffeine in a beverage such as green tea can also make you jittery and nervous. For those of us who suffer from anxiety disorder, this can be almost like a death sentence. The elevated adrenaline that results from the elevated caffeine content found in green tea can bring about a medical condition that none of us ever embrace or welcome.

The good news is that caffeine content in green tea or any other caffeinated beverage really poses no health risks when it comes to cardiovascular disease, fibrocystic breast disease, reproductive function, behavior in children, birth defects, and cancer

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has conducted research and reviewed the extensive scientific literature on caffeine. In a Federal Register notice published in May 1987, the FDA stated that the agency had reviewed studies on teratology, reproduction behavior, carcinogenicity, and cardiovascular disease…but found no evidence to show that the use of caffeine in carbonated beverages would render theses beverages injurious to health.

The American Medical Association has examined the research on caffeine and came to a similarly confident position on its safety. A 1984 report from AMA Council on Scientific Affairs stated, ?Moderate tea or coffee drinkers probably need have no concern for their health relative to their caffeine consumption provided other lifestyle habits (diet, alcohol consumption) are moderate, as well.”

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