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Green Tea Extract

People mainly take Green Tea Extract for focus, sleep. Based on 35 first-hand reports and 32 meta-analyses & systematic reviews in the medical literature. Ranked #206 of 1,974 overall.

42
User score
Mixed
17% positive6% mixed11% negative66% unclear

Of reports that state an outcome, 50% are positive.

Clinical research
AStrong research base
32
meta-analyses
144
RCTs
1,955
papers

What Green Tea Extract does, according to users

Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.

What the research says

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.

AStrong research base

3+ meta-analyses or systematic reviews and 10+ randomized controlled trials in humans. The grade measures how much human research exists — read the conclusions below for what it found.

Br J Nutr · 2024 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
The effects of green tea extract supplementation on body composition, obesity-related hormones and oxidative stress markers: a grade-assessed systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Conclusion: Our results suggest that GTE supplementation can attenuate oxidative stress, BM, BMI and BFP, which are thought to negatively affect human health. Moreover, GTE as a nutraceutical dietary supplement can increase TAC and adiponectin.

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Dosage people report

As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.

750 mgas reported
315 mgdaily
dailyas reported
1x weeklyas reported
chronic high-doseas reported
338 mg EGCG/dayoccasional

Reported side effects

How often each side effect came up across all reports.

liver failure ×2liver damage ×2liver enzyme ×1acute non ×1elevated liver ×1drowsiness ×1fatigue ×1hepatotoxicity ×1

What users say

Verbatim quotes, shortened only — each links to the original discussion.

“melatonin, krill oil complex, green tea extract”
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“Green tea extract can be bad for your liver, put me in hospital for a week with acute non-viral hepatitis.”
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“green tea extract (which shot my liver enzymes through the roof)”
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“My usual CILTeP stack is something like 10mg forskolin+300mg artichoke+green tea extract+uridine which I like for daily use”
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“by supplementing with green tea extract, this prolongs the time it takes for the choline to be metabolized”
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Top discussions (5)

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User data from public discussions; research from PubMed. Information only, not medical advice — talk to a doctor before starting, stopping or combining anything. Data updated October 2, 2026. How we rate