Re: Swallowing Green Tea Leaves




"Will" <DELETE_westes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> Is there any known toxicity in swallowing green tea leaves (as opposed to
> just drinking green tea filtered by a tea bag)? I know green tea is
> thought to have many desirable chemicals, but would there be any sense in
> swallowing the tea as well as the leaves, to increase absorption of those
> chemicals? With coffee, I know that many of the oils on the beans are
> toxic, and that one of the main reasons to filter coffee is to minimize
> infiltration of those oils into the drink. I guess in theory there could
> be a similar problem with swallowing tea leaves, but if anyone has seen
> research on this I would appreciate a pointer.

Swallowing tea leaves will not have much effect-
your body can't digest the cellulose that the cell walls of the leaf are
made of.
Swallowing tea at the same time will not help this.


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