How safe is it to drink a gallon of green tea a day?

[llorando]

Like the question asks, how safe is it to drink a gallon of green tea a day.

[MrAtticusLebowski]

it's really hard to say exactly. I brew my on iced tea and i could wipe out a gallon on hot day (like today). Here's the thing, I like my tea, coffee, soda, juice weak and watered down. If i drink a soda, ill actually add a bit of water. Most southern sweet tea is undrinkable to me.

[palek]

Sounds a little OCDish; like washin your face til the skin falls off or shaving all the hair from the opening to your rectal cavity hourly. Why not change things up a little and peel all the skin from your face every other day. Variety is the spice of life.

[bubbiexo]

Agree with hyped that a gallon is way too much caffeine! Especially if you aren't used to caffeine.

[llorando]

It's caffeine free tea.

[bubbiexo]

Should be fine then. I'm not sure whether or not the health benefits are the same when it's been decaffeinated, though.

[Hyped_up_on_coffee]

That sounds like a lot of caffeine XD so make sure you do caffeine free towards the end of the day

[llorando]

I think it's caffeine free.

[Hyped_up_on_coffee]

Then you are fine

[Hyped_up_on_coffee]

Thanks for MH

[ZEDA_X]

16 cups of tea, however do you have the time? do you stay chained to a cafe or your stove?

[llorando]

Actually it's iced green tea. I make a gallon of it and drink it through the day.

[ZEDA_X]

wow. wel i think too much caffeine is bad. green tea is good for you except the caffeine. i wouldn't use more than two tea bags a ay but I don't know if thats enough to flavor 16 cups?

[llorando]

It's caffeine free tea.

[ZEDA_X]

ah.. then hve at it:)

(as long as your sodium levels are not too low (hyponatremia) low-youd know youd feel loopy dizzy low blood pressure and delusional)

[ZEDA_X]

have*

[Tractorbeam]

It would be a good idea to get your green tea analyzed.They say green tea can contain twice as much toxic fluoride as normal tea.Normal tea can still contain the maximum "safe" daily toxic dose in one cup.

You could already be getting 8 times the safe dose, even if you don't drink the tea.There are too many dangerous side-effects to mention here, both mental and physical.

This video might explain some

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FH_y3Cw8MVg

[COCOCHANEL]

depends on how much you dilute it. that is a lot of caffeine though.
most japanese drink up to a litre a day.

[DodgersGM]

Go easy on the sugar, and watch out for your caffeine consumption. Green tea is lower than black teas and oolong teas, but it still has caffeine in it.

[Anonymous]

Is this tea from tea bags or is it a gallon with other things in it like sugars etc? A gallon is not bad if it is plain tea.

[llorando]

Tea brewed from tea bags, with sugar.

[523206720]

I think you will be okay if the tea isn't that strong. If it's decaffeinated or low caffeine you should be fine.

[Cammiesimply]

An excess of anything is not safe.
Did you know drinking too much water can kill you?
So if your drinking too much... You can die.

[thetundrawolf]

Is it caffeinated? If yes, then very dangerous. It can mess with your heart rhythm, cause anxiety, etc.

[knotme]

Its safe, and green tea is suppose to be healthy. I'm a chai tea girl myself

[Anonymous]

It's safe you get a lot of antioxidants but you're also getting a lot of caffeine.

[llorando]

I think it's the caffeine free tea.

[Opinion Owner]

caffeine free tea just means really low caffeine there's still caffeine in it. all tea has caffeine.

[Opinion Owner]

correction green/black/grey teas all have caffeine. herbals teas don't.

[MadThinker]

I don't know how much tea is in a gallon, but I drink three litres of green tea sometimes and I haven't gotten sick. But I like mine fairly weak, and only use one teabag per pot.

[rose777]

are u trying to lose weight... there's green tea pills , im sure drinking a gallon everyday would be tough as well

[llorando]

No, I drink it for energy. I was drinking half a gallon a day and recently started drinking a gallon a day.

[rose777]

but it will not give u enough energy it will dehydrate u as well.. if u want energy eat enough healthy food in the morning with some coffee

[bubbletrouble]

I don't think its safe to drink of gallon of anything except water (if that). Moderation is key.

[Cheeky_Unfortunate]

You can drink as much of anything you want over a specific set of time which is based solely on your weight in the LD equation (such as LD50).

[Theguyoverthere]

I used to have a lot of caffeine and ended up seeing a urologist just to find out I was having prostate inflammation. Be careful.

[JamielovesKU]

I would think its OK to do it, I've seen people that would and they looked pretty healthy to me...

[Tractorbeam]

Looking "pretty healthy" often means "not actually dead yet".It doesn't really mean "functioning well".

[JamielovesKU]

true...

[thatbuffedkid]

Eww. How people even drink green tea?

[llorando]

Same as drinking any other tea.

[thatbuffedkid]

Then wtf is thing I drink? Tastes ewwww.

[llorando]

Maybe try a different brand, I have gotten a bad batch of tea that tasted nasty before.

[thatbuffedkid]

What brand you drink?

[llorando]

Global, get it at my local dollar tree, 8ct for $1
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[thatbuffedkid]

Ima go buy em right now. It tastes yum right?

[llorando]

Taste good, and cheap too, 80 tea bags for only $1. My local dollar tree has the regular green tea and the caffeine free.

[thatbuffedkid]

Store near our house have one too, Ima go buy it when someone here wake up-_-

[llorando]

Also to hot of water can make green tea bitter tasting.

[thatbuffedkid]

Where the hell you learnt this? And where were you all my life! Ima do it

[llorando]

Depending on the temperature of your tap water, their maybe no need for heating the water.

[Anonymous]

Tea is good for you but it is also dehydrating so make sure you are also drinking plenty of water

[Cheeky_Unfortunate]

It's completely safe.

[Anonymous]

My grandmother's best friend's roommate in clown college died from that. If there is caffeine in it then you are toast buddy.