Tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world. Green tea is thought to be responsible for the Asian Paradox, in much the same way as the French Paradox is attributed to drinking Red Wine.

Green tea is made solely with the leaves of Camellia sinensis that has undergone minimal oxidation during processing, and is different from other teas from its harvesting, drying, fermentation and roasting. Green tea originates from China and has become associated with many cultures in Asia from Japan to the Middle East. Recently, it has become more widespread in the West, where black tea is traditionally consumed. Many varieties of green tea have been created in countries where it is grown. These varieties can differ substantially due to variable growing conditions, processing and harvesting time.

Green tea contains a host of polyphenols, which provide many of the benefits found in Red Wine grape polyphenols such as Resveratrol and Quercetin. 

Over the last few decades green tea has been subjected to many scientific and medical studies to determine the extent of its long-purported health benefits, with some evidence suggesting regular green tea drinkers may have lower chances of heart disease and developing certain types of cancer. Green tea has also been claimed as useful for “weight loss management”