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The (lemon) twist?

After all, hydration is key for every bodily function.

Manaker says this combo helps make drinking an already antioxidant-rich drink evenmoreefficient.

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Ferruzzi says the discovery is due to basic nutrition science.

Off the bat, you are eliminating a large majority of the catechins from plain green tea.

We have to address this fact if we want to improve bodily absorption, Ferruzzi says.

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Thats where lemon (and other forms of citrus) comes into play.

The study showed that citrus juice increased catechin levels by more than five times.

Ferruzzi discovered that lemon juice caused 80 percentthe highest among the liquids testedof the green teas catechins to remain.

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Aside from lemon, he found that orange, lime, and grapefruit juices also exhibited stabilizing effects.

Can other green tea mix-ins have a similar effect?

If citrus isnt your go-to green tea addition, all good.

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Ferruzzi found that soy, dairy, and rice milk appeared also to have moderate stabilizing effects.

Finally green tea with lemon isnt the only way to get your daily dose of catechins.

According to Manaker, the antioxidant compound is also prevalent incocoaandberries.

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