Thanks to a potent plant nutrient called epigallocatechin gallate, or EGCG, green tea is proving that food (or beverage, in this case) really is the best medicine. Here are several reasons to start drinking green tea today or to keep drinking it if you’re already hooked:

Lower Cholesterol-It prevents cholesterol build-up in arteries and helps prevent cardiovascular disease.
Slows Breast Cancer-Green Tea helps slow breast cancer growth. New research found that EGCG inhibited cancer cell metabolism in breast tumors.
Skin Protection-It helps to protect the skin against UV damage. It may prevent skin damage and wrinkling. EGCG appears to be 200 times more powerful than vitamin E at destroying skin-damaging free radicals. Free radicals react with healthy cells in the body, causing damage so lessening their numbers may help reduce wrinkling and other signs of aging.
Burn Fat-Green tea is an overall fat buster and helps burn belly fat. EGCG in green tea activates fat-burning genes in the abdomen to speed up weight loss by 77%.
Stabilizes Blood Sugar-Green Tea keeps energy stable by balancing blood sugar levels. EGCG improves insulin use in the body to prevent blood sugar spikes and crashes that can result in fatigue, irritability, and cravings for unhealthy foods.
Cancer Prevention-EGCG helps slow the progression of several different types of cancer cells, including lung cancer, prostate cancer and colorectal cancer.*
Green tea is forbidden for people with Multiple Myeloma(MM) if they use the drug Bortezomib (Velcade)or similar**
*Information obtained from http://www.care2.com

**Information obtained from Wikipedia and supported by several different websites…please check with your Dr. before consuming Green tea if you suffer from MM