Got milk? Good. Now get some green tea, if you really want to build strong bones. That, at least, is the implication of research conducted in Hong Kong, where scientists found evidence that green tea contains a group of chemicals that can stimulate bone formation and help slow its breakdown.Science Daily reports that researchers exposed cultured bone-forming cells (osteoblasts)
to three major green tea components  epigallocatechin (EGC),
gallocatechin (GC), and gallocatechin gallate (GCG)  for several days.
They found that one in particular, EGC, boosted the activity of a key
enzyme that promotes bone growth by up to 79 percent. EGC also
significantly boosted levels of bone mineralization in the cells, which
strengthens bones. The journal reports that scientists also showed that high concentrations
of ECG blocked the activity of a type of cell (osteoclast) that breaks
down or weakens bones.
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Great! If I get weak bones just get my daily injection of green tea and in only days i’l feel stronger. Yah right. If I don’t die first.
I drink 3-4 cups of Green T per day. I like it and I like the subtle caffein high that helps me get through the day.
I’m wondering, if it promotes strong bones wouldn’t it also promote strong teeth which I don’t particularly have?
HOW MUCH GREEN TEA IS RECOMMENDED EACH DAY?
AVALINE
how many cups of green T is recommended per day.
Avaline
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Gary, you’re so funny…
Yea, I drink around 4 to 5 cups of green tea everyday. I was told it has some antioxidants too.