5 Recent Tea Health Claims
June 7th, 2009
I was going to do a post for two of these until I kept coming across more and more and realised it’d be easier to compile a list of teas recent health claims.
- Tea Reduces Risk of Stroke – More specifically ischemic stroke and just 1-2 cups per day of green or oolong tea can have a beneit. Read more.
- Tea Fights AIDS – The antioxidant EGCG has been found to hinder the ability for the AIDS virus to infect individuals. Read more.
- Green Tea Fights Incurable Leukemia – Another win for the EGCG compound found in tea and this time shown to shrink lymph nodes and reduce white cell counts in leukemia patients. Read more.
- Green Tea Weakens Lung Cancer Cells – Studies are starting into the potential use of green tea to weaken cancer cells in the lungs making them more susceptible to treatment. Read more.
- 3 Cups of Tea Cut Heart Attack Risk – This is old news but a new story so it makes the list. Read more.
