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Green Tea- Tea Tech version

froshman Posts: 441 Joined: 2003/07/12	2005/04/21, 06:39 PM Tea Tech has an instand green tea that claims to have 300 mg of phemerols (sp?). Is that stuff any good. I'm a little suspicious because it's instant mix.
	2005/04/21, 08:27 PM just brew real deal...i brew and drink very dark black tea every day...but you can do that for green tea also...
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2005/04/21, 10:53 PM Green tea is especially good, and is low in tannins to boot. You are looking for EGCG content. Nice fat burner. -------------- If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything.... bb1fit@freetrainers.com
froshman Posts: 441 Joined: 2003/07/12	2005/04/28, 08:24 PM What's EGCG and would it be listed on the box?
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2005/04/28, 10:58 PM Department of Life Science, College of Science, National Central University, Chung-Li City, Taoyuan, Taiwan Submitted 23 November 2004 ; accepted in final form 5 January 2005 Green tea catechins, especially (–)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), have been proposed as a chemopreventative for obesity, diabetes, cancer, and cardiovascular diseases. However, relatively little is known about the mechanism of the action of EGCG on fat cell function. This study was designed to investigate the pathways of EGCG's modulation of the mitogenesis of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes. Preadipocyte proliferation as indicated by an increased number of cells and greater incorporation of bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) was inhibited by EGCG in dose-, time-, and growth phase-dependent manners. Also, EGCG dose and time dependently decreased levels of phospho-ERK1/2, Cdk2, and cyclin D1 proteins, reduced Cdk2 activity, and increased levels of G0/G1 growth arrest, p21waf/cip, and p27kip1, but not p18ink, proteins and their associations to Cdk2. However, neither MEK1, ERK1/2, p38 MAPK, phospho-p38, JNK, nor phospho-JNK was changed. Increased phospho-ERK1/2 content and Cdk2 activity, respectively, via the transfection of MEK1 and Cdk2 cDNA into preadipocytes prevented EGCG from reducing cell numbers. These data demonstrate the ERK- and Cdk2-dependent antimitogenic effects of EGCG. Moreover, EGCG was more effective than epicatechin, epicatechin gallate, and epigallocatechin in changing the mitogenic signals. The signal of EGCG in reducing growth of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes differed from that of 3T3 fibroblasts. Results of this study may relate to the mechanism by which EGCG modulates body weight. 3T3-L1 preadipocyte; mitogen-activated protein kinase; cyclin-dependent kinase -------------- If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything.... bb1fit@freetrainers.com
froshman Posts: 441 Joined: 2003/07/12	2005/04/29, 01:48 AM Is there any way to measure the amount of EGCG's in a particular brand?
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2005/04/29, 07:32 PM To get the desired effects of studies, a daily consumption of green tea extract containing 50 mg. caffeind and 90 mg. polyphenols....the amount in 2-3 cups of green tea. -------------- If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything.... bb1fit@freetrainers.com
froshman Posts: 441 Joined: 2003/07/12	2005/05/01, 11:06 PM Is there a certain time of day I should drink the tea for these effects? Also, are there any other fat burning aids that I don't know about?