Green Tea and Arthritis Prevention - 2003 Study
In 2003, a study performed by Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio
indicated that the polyphenols antioxidants in green tea can reduce the occurrence
and severity of rheumatoid arthritis in mice. The mice in the study were fed a dose
of green tea which is comparable to what a human would drink. Scientists, then injected
the subject mice with collagen in order to artificially induce arthritis since collagen
induced arthritis is very similar to rheumatoid arthritis in humans. The study found that
the mice which were given Green Tea polyphenols were significantly less likely to develop
the collagen induced arthritis when compared to those that were not given Green Tea. The results
showed that less than half of the mice which received the Green Tea dosage developed arthritis
while over 90% of those receiving plain water developed the dibilitating disease.
Green Tea and Arthritis Prevention - 2007 Study
In 2007, scientists at the University of Michigan Medical School conducted a study involving the green tea compound EGCG. Scientists studied rheumatoid arthritis damaged joint cells that were directly treated with EGCG. They then exposed the cells to an inflammatory chemical linked with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Results showed that Green Tea antioxidant treated cells produced lower levels of 2 other inflammatory chemicals than those not treated with Green Tea. The study did not indicate if drinking Green Tea would result in the same benefits but it did prove that EGCG can be beneficial in RA.Suggested Green Tea Products
Gourmet Green Tea Sampler
Green Tea Extracts
