Free eBook Download

Download a free copy
of the eBook
tomacover1.jpg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Comes with free 14 day evaluation copy of
NutriBase 7
Nutrition software
Click Here

Who's Online

Main Menu

Welcome
Why Join?
Community Forum
Contact Us
Diabetic News
Free Diabetic supplies
Links
Member's Tools
Questions and Answers
File Sharing
Services Offered
Site Goals
Site Map
Site Rating from RatePoint
Streaming Videos
DiabeticFriendly Products
Link to Us

Members Login

When you join as a member you will get the email series on controlling blood glucose with diet and you will be subscribed to our monthly newsletter. check your junk mail for the activation email and add us to you address book, white list or what ever else you email service requires to insure you get correspondence from us.

Faves

Digg this page
Bookmark this page on Google
Submit this page to Reddit
Stumble Upon this page
This page is del.icio.us!
Fave this page on Technorati
Bookmark this page on Yahoo

Forum's Popular Threads

  1. No Silver Bullet (6658 views)
  2. Sugar is ok? (6211 views)
  3. This is my story.... (6192 views)
  4. intoduction (5762 views)
  5. Chia or Salba what is the Differance (4689 views)
  6. Hi I am Kjerstyn (4176 views)
  7. Delivery Problems with hotmail, Yahoo (4016 views)
  8. Hi I am Larry from Phoenix (3894 views)
  9. Hi! I'm Jackie (3772 views)
  10. Re: Silver Hills Bread (3772 views)
Super Foods that Heal -GREEN TEA PDF Print E-mail
User Rating: / 0
PoorBest 
Written by Toma Grubb   
Thursday, 23 November 2006
GREEN TEA

Health Benefits of Green Tea

Super Foods that Heal -GREEN TEAGreen tea's popularity in the United States continues to grow. Scientific information that suggests it is a rich, natural source of antioxidants. Most of the green tea research to date has focused on cancer prevention. During the 1980s populations studies found lower rates of cancer in Asian populations who regularly consume green tea. Since then, scientists have been trying to find out why green tea drinkers are less likely to develop cancer, what specific green tea components act to prevent cancer, and exactly how green tea works in the human body. Scientifically important findings suggest that green tea may prevent the following types of cancer in humans: bladder, colon, esophageal, pancreas, rectum, and stomach.


Information from both animal and human studies suggests;

antioxidants in green tea may lower cholesterol; reduce the risk of dying from heart disease, and control blood pressure.

In a 25-year study, tea drinkers consuming more than 8.5 oz. of tea each day had much less risk of dying and a lower rate of first heart attacks than those who drank less tea. Men in the study whose antioxidant intake was greatest had one-third the risk of death from coronary heart disease. In another test tube study, scientists report that antioxidants decrease blood cell clumping, which reduces blood clotting and other risks that commonly happen before heart attacks and strokes. Although these data are ground breaking, more studies with humans are needed to establish the heart benefits from drinking green tea. Scientists suggest green tea helps the liver in two ways - by protecting liver cells and by triggering the immune system. Green tea antioxidants have been shown to protect the liver against toxins like alcohol and chemicals in cigarette smoke. Although the scientific information about the effects of green tea on the liver is limited, the early results look promising and should be studied in greater detail in the future.

Active constituents:

Green tea contains volatile oils, vitamins, and minerals, (no caffeine), but the active constituents are polyphenols, particularly the catechin called epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). The polyphenols are believed to be responsible for most of green tea's roles in promoting good health.1


Green tea is manufactured from fresh, unfermented tea leaves; the oxidation of catechins is minimal, and hence they are able to serve as antioxidants. Researchers believe that catechin is effective because it easily sticks to proteins, blocking bacteria from adhering to cell walls and disrupting their ability to destroy them. Viruses have ‘hooks’ on their surfaces and can attach to cell walls. The catechin in green tea prevents viruses from adhering and causing harm. Catechin reacts with toxins created by harmful bacteria (many of which belong to the protein family) and harmful metals such as lead, mercury, chrome, and cadmium.

Tannin in green tea is mostly catechin and is a key component in its taste providing the astringency. The amount of catechin tends to increase as the season progresses. Spring tea (first crop) contains 12-13% catechin (13-17% as tannin) while summer tea (third crop) contains 13-14% (17-21% as tannin). If leaf order is compared, younger leaves include more catechin than mature ones. First leaves contain 14%, second 13%, third 12%, and fourth 12%. This explains why second and third crop summer teas are more astringent while Bancha is less so. Gyokuro green tea, whose leaves are covered during growth, contains less catechin and astringency (10% as tannin) because it gets less sunshine then Sencha.
 
[ Back ]


View My Stats

RatePoint Site Seal

This website is accredited by Health On the Net Foundation. Click to verify.

We comply with the HONcode standard
for trustworthy health information:
verify here.

 
A portion of the revenue to keep this site available is provided by Google adsense. we make an effort to screen the ads but there will be some we can not endorse. Use at your own discretion.
Look for this symbol of professional-level healthcare resources. It signifies that the Web site you are visiting was reviewed by Healthlinks.net and accepted into its directory of select web sites.

HONESTe Online Member SealWe encourage you to become a good medical self advocate.
Check us out. We recognize the importance of building trust with our members and guest.