Becoming more and more popular among beverage drinkers, green tea has a whole host of health benefits. Mostly, green tea is used to help treat and prevent a variety of cancers including breast, stomach and skin cancers. Green tea has also been shown to help improve your state of mental alertness as well as aiding in the weight loss process. This makes it a very popular choice among dieter's everywhere.

Furthermore, drinking green tea daily can also help to lower cholesterol levels so it could be a good treatment for those who are concerned with developing cardiovascular disease.

Most often this antioxidant is taken in drink form, however you can also buy extracts if you desire. Some companies are now even placing it in their skin care products so that is yet another way to get this antioxidant into your system.

It has been noted to be safe for most adults so long as it's taken I moderate amounts however users should be aware that it does contain caffeine. This fact means that it could lead to insomnia, anxiety, irritability, an upset stomach, nausea and diarrhea in some individuals. Furthermore, those who suffer from heart irregularities should be extra careful when using it to ensure they do not run into problems with that respect.

There is also a small amount of vitamin K found in this beverage so those who are taking anticoagulant drugs may want to watch out as it could potentially make them less effective.