A clinical trial testing green tea extract is the first human study to find that a tea product lowers cholesterol. The double-blind, randomized, controlled study included 240 men and women with high cholesterol levels in China. During the 12-week trial, participants,...
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Green Power: Fight sore throats, cavities with green tea
Studies conducted at Pace University have indicated that green tea extract has an adverse effect on bacteria that cause strep throat, dental cavities and other infections. Additionally, the research suggests that oral agents such as toothpaste and mouthwash are more...
Drink to Your Health! Green tea may protect against colon cancer
A new study has found that consumption of moderate amounts of green tea might provide a protection against colon tumours about as well as a prescription drug, sulindac, that has been shown to be effective for that purpose. Scientists from the Linus Pauling Institute...
Tea reduces risk for heart disease, cancer
Scientists at the Laboratory for Cancer Research at Rutgers University report that tea has anticancer benefits and can slow the rate of tumour development. They determined that a daily dose of tea solids decreases the number of tumours and also lowers the levels of...
Teas may prevent heart attacks
Cardiologists at the University of Maryland Medical Center conclude that drinking black or green tea may help reduce a potentially harmful constriction of blood vessels after a high-fat meal. Their study adds to a growing body of research that suggests...