re-evaluating the medicine closet

This chart has been floating around the web recently, but if you haven't seen it yet, it's a great interactive source for determining which health supplements are beneficial to you. 

This image is a “balloon race”. The higher a bubble, the greater the evidence for its effectiveness. But the supplements are only effective for the conditions listed inside the bubble. 


I drink green tea everyday and I was confused to see that it appeared in various bubbles. There are myths floating around that green tea helps with cholesterol, fights against cancers and boosts weight loss. The three green tea bubbles represent the different myths. so with green tea, it does help with cholesterol, but there is no evidence that it boosts weight loss. (Damn!)