Tea Catechins and Polyphenols: Health Effects,Metabolism, and Antioxidant Functions Jane V. Higdon and Balz Frei*Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331 ABSTRACT: Increasing interest in the health benefits of tea has led to the inclusion of tea extracts in dietary supplements and functional foods. However, epidemiologic evidence regarding the effects of [...]
Tag Archives: Health Benefits
Medicinal benefits of green tea
THE JOURNAL OF ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINEVolume 11, Number 3, 2005, pp. 521–528 Medicinal Benefits of Green Tea: Part I. Review of Noncancer Health Benefits RAYMOND COOPER, Ph.D.,1 D. JAMES MORRÉ, Ph.D.,2 and DOROTHY M. MORRÉ, Ph.D. ABSTRACT Tea, in the form of green or black tea, is one of the most widely consumed [...]
green tea and calorie reduction
Int J Food Sci Nutr. 2009 Sep 7:1-9 A novel green tea meal replacement formula for weight loss among obese individuals: a randomized controlled clinical trial. Tsai CH, Chiu WC, Yang NC, Ouyang CM, Yen YH. Department of BioIndustry Technology, DaYeh University, Changhua, R.O.C, Taiwan. Objective To assess the efficacy and safety of a green [...]
Green Tea HP, EGCG Health Benefits
Check out the third party article covering the many benefits of EGCG only found in green tea. Josh Smith
25 Reason to Drink Green Tea
Green tea has increasingly become a very popular drink worldwide because of its immensely powerful health benefits. It is extraordinarily amazing what green tea can do for your health. And if you’re not drinking 3 to 4 cups of green tea today, you’re definitely NOT doing your health a big favor. Here Are The 25 [...]
Extensive Research on the Health Benefits of Green Tea
In laboratories around the globe, green tea is sparking tremendous excitement as new health applications keep being discovered. The most active green tea constituent is called epigallocatechin gallate. This unique flavonoid favorably alters pathways underlying pathological processes such as cancer,1-4 cardiovascular disease,5,6 diabetes,7 obesity,8 and Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.9-11 All of this points to green [...]
Green Tea & Colorectal Cancer
Much has been written about the potential anti-cancer effects of green tea, including the many research studies that I have reviewed in this column (please see my archives, below). A new research study, just published in the journal Gastroenterology, adds additional important information to our understanding about the effects of green tea, and its active [...]