I have read that you should not drink green tea with meals as it blocks the absorption of nutrients. What do you suggest?

I am huge believer in power of green tea as anti-cancer agent.

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Herbaldale (Complementary Care Expert (Verified) ) - 10 / 05 / 2011

Cultures have been drinking green tea for thousands of years, and are still around to enjoy another cup. This info you cite may be an over-simplification of the compounds in green tea without looking at the total effect.http://carcin.oxfordjournals.org/content/27/7/1310.short
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304383506000590
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