Green tea has high quantities of those famous antioxidants we hear so much about. Antioxidants are the compounds that eliminate free radicals in our bodies. Free radicals oxidize things, supposedly causing everything from heart disease to cancer as well as attacking the immune system. A simple explanation is that they cause the body to corrode, like a rusting car. Antioxidants keep free radicals from attacking cell integrity. They keep us from oxidizing — rusting.
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