Can anyone cite a study showing health benefits of green tea?

Not really looking for opinions and anecdotes here. Just looking randomized studies show that drinking tea causes or no difference in health between those who drink tea and those who do not. Know of anything? Thank you.

Sure. Here are a few random … "The effectiveness of green tea extract rich in polyphenols and caffeine Catechin in 24-h increase spending energy and fat oxidation in humans ", Dulloo AG, et al, Am J Clin Nutr 1999, 70:1040-1045." Green tea reverses endothelial dysfunction in healthy smokers, Nagaya N, Yamamoto H, et al Heart 2004, 90:1485-1486.'s Green tea extract ingestion, fat oxidation, and tolerance glucose in healthy people, "Venables, MC, Hulston CJ, et al, Am J Clin Nutr 2008; 87 (3): 778-84." Association between soy and green tea (Camellia sinensis) diminishes hypercholesterolemia and increases total plasma antioxidant potential in dyslipidemic subjects, "Bertipaglia Santana M, Barbosa DS, et al, Nutrition, 2008, 24 (6): 562-8 trial. "Controlled trials of an effect of green tea extract powder supplementation on glucose abnormalities," Fukino Y, Ikeda A, et al, Eur J Clin Nutr, 2007 Jun 6 Good to start?

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