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aerohead
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 Posted: Feb 24, 2008 6:45 pm Post subject: How much milk does it take to affect Green Tea? |
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Since the caseins in milk can reduce the benefits of green tea, how much milk would it take to do so? To prevent feeling nauseous, I like to eat while I'm drinking green tea. Should I stay away from anything containing any calcium while drinking green tea, or is a little calcium okay? If so, how much would be okay?
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Kevangogh
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| Posted: Feb 24, 2008 11:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Honestly, this is the first I've ever heard of this, not sure! |
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spacesamurai
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| I don't eat an hour before or after drinking green tea, as I don't want anything to interfere with the health benefits and anitoxidants. I try to drink the 8 cups or so a day that I need, so this gets dificult, but I make do. |
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Martin
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| Posted: Feb 25, 2008 3:03 am Post subject: |
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| spacesamurai wrote: | | I don't eat an hour before or after drinking green tea, as I don't want anything to interfere with the health benefits and anitoxidants. I try to drink the 8 cups or so a day that I need, so this gets dificult, but I make do. |
Is this true? Does eating interfere with the health benefits ? How does that work?
For instance, on vitamin supplements it says its best to take it during your breakfast. |
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syntheticpanda
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| Posted: Feb 25, 2008 6:57 am Post subject: |
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I have heard something about the caseins in milk binding to nutrients (I want to say Iron, but I don't remember for certain), so I think it's a reasonable question. I believe this particular issue is not with tea's health benefits, but those of food, though-- there may be other interactions I'm not familiar with.
As far as calcium goes, I don't see any reason why taking it would be problematic.
With regard to your other note, Dr. One, certain vitamins are taken into the body more readily in the presence of food. I can't remember any examples right now though.  |
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aerohead
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syntheticpanda
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| Posted: Feb 25, 2008 8:27 am Post subject: |
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| Ah, okay, so its catechins, not iron. Thanks! |
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spacesamurai
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| Posted: Feb 25, 2008 11:24 am Post subject: |
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| Dr. One wrote: | | spacesamurai wrote: | | I don't eat an hour before or after drinking green tea... |
Is this true? Does eating interfere with the health benefits ? How does that work? |
Sorry, I was just being sarcastic. Ignore me.  |
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Ryan
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| Posted: Feb 26, 2008 10:32 am Post subject: |
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The only reports I've ever heard is that milk can interfere... But I got the impression it was only if the milk was put into the tea, not if you eat calcium while consuming tea.
Personally, I highly doubt that you will miss out on the health benefits of green tea if you eat while consuming it. Hey, I've eaten pasta many times with steamed vegetables... You can eat many things simultaneously, I can think of no reason why food would interfere with the absorption of green tea antioxidants any more than any other kind of food substance.
If you have veggies with your steak, I am pretty convinced you will still benefit from the veggies. So too with tea. |
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Chip
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| Posted: Feb 26, 2008 10:45 am Post subject: |
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| If the beneficial components can stand up to stomach acids and enzymes...well...what do I know. |
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britt
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| Ryan wrote: | | The only reports I've ever heard is that milk can interfere... But I got the impression it was only if the milk was put into the tea, not if you eat calcium while consuming tea. |
This is what I was told by two people who either read about or watched the study results on TV. I did not see it firsthand; they told me about it because they know I drink a lot of tea. This study seemed to be about adding milk to tea.
They said the study compared not black and green tea, but English teadrinkers who typically add milk, and Asian teadrinkers who don't. The claim was that Asians were much healthier than the English when drinking an equivalent amount of tea.
As far as I know, the study did not compare black versus green or oolong teas, and I don't think other aspects of a typical English diet versus Asian diet were considered. Once again, this came to me second hand. I don't drink milk or add it to tea (I do eat ice cream) so I never bothered to follow up on it. |
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