Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Lindsey Metrus - Turns Out Drinking Too Much Green Tea Can Be Seriously Harmful

I knew about this and only drink one or two mugs of green tea a day, but I might have to cut back to one as they are large mugs.


But it turns out there can be too much of a good thing in this case. For some, drinking excess amounts of green tea can lead to iron deficiency—and for one 16-year-old, drinking three cups of green tea per day as part of a weight-loss plan led to herb-induced hepatitis—yikes! To find out why these things can happen, we chatted with NYC-based nutritionist Jennifer Maeng and NYC-based gastroenterologist Niket Sonpal. Keep reading to learn why they say drinking large amounts of green tea can be harmful

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Turns Out Drinking Too Much Green Tea Can Be Seriously Harmful

4 comments:

Peter Pan said...

You're British, you have to drink tea.

lastgreek said...

K, it goes all the way to the ancient Greeks: "Moderation is best"

Also, keep in mind that teas are pesticide sponges, so keep the sips to a minimum.

One more also :)

The good quality teas are kept for the natives themselves. What we get is mostly the leftover stock that barely passes for tea (more like fancy grass/weeds). This is especially true for Japanese teas.

Let me see if I have anymore "alsos" ...

Oh yes -- when a food product/beverage becomes too popular, then it is best to avoid.

NeilW said...

"You're British, you have to drink tea."

Black tea, not green.

Kaivey said...

I'm addicted to darjeeling.