Green Tea is the one where the leaves of the tea plant are not subjected to heat. Normally, for a black tea, the tealeaves are picked and then subjected to heat and humidity that causes the tea leaves to curl and become black granules.

The caffeine in both green tea leaves and black tea is equal. The advantage of drinking green tea is that you get all the antioxidants that these leaves contain. Studies have shown that the tea leaves contain much antioxidants required to fight bad cells that cause cancer.
The antioxidants fight the free radicals that move around the body to cause diseases.

Antioxidant removes these free radicals thereby reducing your risk of prostrate and breast cancer. To sum up, green tea may not be able to cure any kind of cancer, but it can sure reduce the chances of you getting any cancer. It also helps in stopping the spread of cancer.

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