How much green tea

[xfade7]

I just got some green tea extract pills after realizing how much green tea i would have to drink in a day to get the same effect, but how many mg/g or whatever should i take daily?

thanks

xfade7

(note: i moved this from diet because i figured supplement questions was a better fit)

[prolangtum]

optimal would be 400mgs of EGCG 2-3 times per day.

[xfade7]

whoa, thats alot of pills for me.. mine has 750 mg of green tea extract and 90 mg of egcg in 2 capsules.. it also has 50 mg of quercetin(natural caffeine), should i mix caffeine if i already have that?

[prolangtum]

It does have some caffiene in it already of course, but 100mgs along with it should work well. Maybe try 6 caps 3 x daily.

[macrophage69alpha]

optimal would be 400mgs of EGCG 2-3 times per day.

some people go as high a 2g, though there seems to be diminishing returns for most at the 1g mark

[xfade7]

good god thats a lot of pills/tea.. it would be gone in 4 days lol