"the active antioxidant in green tea, EGCG, has demonstrated anti-inflammatory properties in scientific studies. It has been studied as a cancer preventative, for irritable bowel syndrome therapy and a diabetes treatment. According to a recent study, the best way to get EGCG in green is by taking it with water on an empty stomach. The research demonstrated it was better absorbed that way."
Food Inhibits the Oral Bioavailability of the Major Green Tea Antioxidant Epigallocatechin Gallate in Humans. Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), Vol. 4, No. 2. (2015), pp. 373-393 by Nenad Naumovski, Barbara L. Blades, Paul D. Roach. http://www.citeulike.org/user/kimberlykramer2015/article/13938305
12 Anti-Inflammatory Foods Everyone Should Be Eating. Rania Batayneh. Martha Stewart. June 30, 2015. http://www.marthastewart.com/1120044/anti-inflammatory-foods-healthy-recipes?socsrc=FBPAGE_20160222_371789711_Food
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