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Old 07-25-2006, 11:13 AM   #1
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Question Green Tea suppls.

Hi everyone

Quick question about green team Suppls.

I was wondering how much I should take every day? I have been reading about this but I have never been able to find a max dosage....and to make things more confusing for me you can by capsules that have 200mg, 400mg, 450mg, 550mg and 1000mg....Which one is best and why?

At the moment I am taking 2x200mg with my meal#2 and 2x200mg with my meal#4. I also have a cup of green tea for breakfast....is this to much?

Thank you for all your help!
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Old 07-26-2006, 05:57 AM   #2
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Old 07-26-2006, 06:59 AM   #3
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Pills are worthless. The tea has some efficacy, so just drink the tea.
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Old 07-26-2006, 07:55 AM   #4
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Green tea pills just have a lot of caffeine. About the only benefit I could see to taking them would be for that little energy boost. 80mg of caffeine is aprx the equivalent of about 1 cup of coffee and 2 cups is the max you should consume in a day to get any metabolism boosting benefit. After that, it starts to inhibit fat loss. Check the label to see how much caffeine is in each pill.

Drinking the tea would be better since it has antioxidants and such. Sometimes I take caffeine pills in the morning or before a workout if I'm really sluggish, but I try to avoid stimulants for the most part.
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Old 07-26-2006, 08:02 AM   #5
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Hi everyone

Quick question about green team Suppls.

I was wondering how much I should take every day? I have been reading about this but I have never been able to find a max dosage....and to make things more confusing for me you can by capsules that have 200mg, 400mg, 450mg, 550mg and 1000mg....Which one is best and why?

At the moment I am taking 2x200mg with my meal#2 and 2x200mg with my meal#4. I also have a cup of green tea for breakfast....is this to much?

Thank you for all your help!
When looking for Green Tea supplements... always look at the extract amt. and what it is extracted for. EGCG and polyphenols should be listed. I always shoot for about a 50% EGCG extract
Your current protocol for green tea timing seens to me fine.
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I know you can get decaff tea bags... can you get decaff ecgc for the antioxidants?
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