Abstract from Pubmed re tea and bone health

Thanks.

Is this green tea?

From my research, yes

@tillymack

I ask because I am experimenting with some Japanese green teas. Thanks

Green tea is unfermented specifically. Enjoy the Japanese teas they are probably the finest.

May I ask what brand of Japanese green tea is of good quality? I have OA affecting back, knees. feet, hands, fingers, hips and elbows. Hoping to get a robotic assisted FKR and lumbar spine stenosis treated at Mayo in few weeks but I need best advise on supplementation for bone/ joint health going forward. Thanks to all who have ideas and support! 😁❤️

@lgreenrn check out online source Upton Tea.

@lgreenrn

Ippodo is a brand from Japan that I am enjoying.

Also do a search for premium Japanese green tea.

@tillymack & all - There is going to be a lot of interest in this article once we can actually read it. But tea - green, semi-fermented, fermented... is NOT a cure for osteoporosis or inflammation.

What? Why? The tea/osteoporosis link is not a new idea, and it has been reviewed before. They looked at long-time tea drinking habits, and the frequency of osteoporosis/osteopenia. This is a view of a very homogeneous population in Asia that, in addition to tea consumption, has a diet very different from ours.

Please, once the article is fully published, read it. Then entire study, and any linked to or referenced by it before you hurry out to buy very expensive Japanese green tea hoping to cure or reverse a disease you already have. Earlier studies showed similar benefits from regular, fermented teas readily available in the grocery store.

PS If you enjoy lovely green teas from Japan or China like I do, feel free to find a favorite or two. If you live in or near a fair-sized city, there is probably a tea shop. Go there an try a few to find your favorite, then consider your tea consumption as a treat with possible health benefits!

@sueinmn

I drink green tea because it is delicious and has some properties that can be of benefit to the body. I do not understand it to be a cure for osteoporosis or for any other maladies.