Green tea has significant healing powers and may lower cholesterol, slow up the wrinkle process, and fight certain cancers. It may also help shed those unwanted pounds! While black tea and oolong tea do contain flavonoids and additional antioxidants, green tea is an even better source of these health boosters because it is an unfermented [...]
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Efficacy of green tea in the prevention of cancers
Efficacy of green tea in the prevention of cancers. Jenna L. Sturgeon, Mary Williams, and Gwen van Servellen. Nursing and Health Sciences (2009), 11, 436–446 Abstract Understanding the literature about the efficacy of green tea consumption in preventing and slowing the progression of cancers is critical. A systematic review of the literature was conducted using [...]
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GreenTea and the Beneficial Effects
Beneficial Effects of Green Tea—A Review Carmen Cabrera, PhD, Reyes Artacho, PhD, Rafael Gime´nez, PhD. Journal of the American College of Nutrition, Vol. 25, No. 2, 79–99 (2006) Tea is the most consumed drink in the world after water. Green tea is a ‘non-fermented’ tea, and contains more catechins, than black tea or oolong [...]
Study: Green Tea Compound May Prevent Diabetes
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A compound found in green tea could slow or even prevent the development of type 1 diabetes, new research in mice suggests. Green tea contains several antioxidants that have been shown to curb inflammation, prevent cell death, and possibly even ward off cancer. In the current study, Dr. Stephen D. [...]
Athletes Should Drink Green Tea
Typically you don’t see Olympic athletes drinking green tea, but maybe you should. A recent Brazilian study shows that the antioxidants in green tea can offset the oxidative stress that comes from physical workouts. This means your body can recover more quickly from physical exercise and have less free-radical damage after a workout. From the [...]