10 Benefits of Green Tea
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Green Tea Benefit #4: Healthy Joints
Green tea may have positive effects on reducing the risk of rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic autoimmune disease affecting the joints. Rheumatoid arthritis attacks joint lining resulting in painful swelling. Over a course of time rheumatoid arthritis causes bone loss and joint defects. In a study preformed on women who drank 3 cups of green tea a day exhibited a lower chance of contracting rheumatoid arthritis in contrast to women that never consumed green tea 4https://www.gstatic.com/healthricherkp/pdf/rheumatoid_arthritis.pdf.
In another study preformed at Washington State University, examined the phytochemical called epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), known as an anti-inflammatory property found in green tea. The results propose that EGCG could be a possible treatment for rheumatoid arthritis because it had effectively blocked molecules of the disease without other side effects 5https://news.wsu.edu/2016/02/16/145706/.
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