Green tea catechins are able to penetrate eye tissue, which may help protect against glaucoma and other eye diseases, according to Hong Kong researchers.
Green Tea Antioxidants More Bioavailable Than Thought?
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The bioavailability of antioxidant catechins from green tea may be more than previously thought, says a new study from Italy.
By taking into account metabolites called colonic ring fission metabolites the bioavailability of green tea flavan-3-ol and related compounds is almost 40 per cent, a lot higher than the 4 per cent reported earlier, according to findings published in Nutrition.
Cancer Hope for Green Tea Research
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Drinking green tea may help protect smokers from lung cancer, a study has shown.
Scientists found smokers who drank at least one cup of the antioxidant-rich beverage a day were almost 13 times less likely to develop the disease than those who drank no green tea.
Among smokers and non-smokers combined, drinking green tea led to a more than five-fold reduced risk of lung cancer.
The study was conducted in Taiwan, where people drink a lot of green tea.
Green Tea Reduces Symptoms of Depression
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In that previous studies have reported that green tea exerts a variety of beneficial effects on stress and inflammation, Kaijun Niu, from the Tohoku University Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering (Japan), and colleagues investigated the relationship between green tea consumption and depressive symptoms.
Study: Green Tea Extracts May Protect Against Cancer
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New study from Texas shows extracts from green tea may prevent the formation of mouth cancers in people with risk signs of the disease.
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Green Tea May Ease Mental Distress
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New study from Japan says drinking five cups of green tea per day may reduce the incidence of psychological distress by 20 per cent. Read more here.
Green Tea Extracts May Slow Smokers’ Lung Damage
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Results in a new study show daily consumption of a Chinese green tea extract may slow the damage of cigarette smoke in the lungs. Read more here.