Green tea has often been described as having a huge range of upsides, the most often used statement being it's ability to provide easy moderate weight loss. Indeed, there are a large number of “green tea pill” products on the market which state that they provide a huge number of weight loss benefits.
A study by researchers at the University of Kansas found that the solution epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), which is prevalent in Chinese tea significantly lowered the downsides of smoking and a rich high-fat diet. EGCG is a powerful anti-oxidant which has been proved in a wide range of studies to have a significant number of health upsides including the prevention of the formation of cancerous tissue.