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Green Tea Extract vs Nicotine for focus

Short answer: For focus, users rate them about the same: 95% report improvement with Green Tea Extract (55 reports) and 92% with Nicotine (244 reports).

Green Tea Extract has 32 meta-analyses and 144 randomized trials on PubMed; Nicotine has 1,323 and 3,241.

Based on 635 reports about Green Tea Extract and 586 about Nicotine. Not medical advice.

Green Tea Extract
Supplement
Nicotine
Substance
Users say it helped69%helped203 reports · high confidence38%helped352 reports · high confidence
Verdict
Mostly positive
Mixed
ResearchAResearch: StrongAResearch: Strong
Meta-analyses / RCTs32 / 1441,323 / 3,241
Mainly used for
Focus
% reporting improvement
95% (55)92% (244)
Energy
% reporting improvement
93% (54)94% (84)
Anxiety
% reporting improvement
84% (43)55% (53)
Mood
% reporting improvement
91% (23)65% (54)
Weight loss
% reporting improvement
91% (32)100% (3)
Common side effectsinsomnia, liver damage, liver failure, stomach issuesaddiction, anxiety, nausea, tolerance
Typical dose reported750 mg2 mg / cycled
Green Tea Extract
Latest review 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.

Br J Nutr, 2024 ↗
What a user said
“So I switched to green tea in the morning! Holy shit. The change has been incredible. I feel way less anxious, all depression thoughts have dissipated and I am proud of who I am.”
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Nicotine
Latest review conclusion

It provides crucial new knowledge about the efficacy of such interventions in preventing e-cigarette use and improving other outcomes (e.g., tobacco use, knowledge, intentions, attitudes, and mental health) among adolescents and the key characteristics associated with efficacious interventions. Our findings have important practical implications, highlighting future research directions for the development and evaluation of e-cigarette preventive interventions, along with the need to provide support to schools to help them identify and adopt evidence-based programs.

Prev Sci, 2024 ↗
What a user said
“Nicotine gum/pouches have been helpful for me especially when I am trying to focus at work.”
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