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Coffee and cancer

A new study from the Harvard School of Public Health has demonstrated that drinking four or more cups of caffeinated coffee a day may help reduce endometrial cancer risk by 30%. What’s more, drinking two or more cups of decaf also demonstrated a trend toward reducing risk by about 22%.
“Consistent with other reports, this study suggests that women who drink coffee, regular or decaf, are at reduced risk of endometrial cancer,” according to Edward Giovannucci, MD, ScD, professor of nutrition and epidemiology who headed the research team.

Green tea and HHS

A research team at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia headed by Dr. Thomas Smith from the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center have discovered certain compounds in green tea that seem to have great potential for treating a deadly genetic disorder called hyperinsulinism/hyperammonemia (HHS).
When people who have the disorder eat too much protein, they experience a rapid spike in insulin accompanied by a simultaneous drop in blood glucose levels, which often sends them into a coma and may often result in death.

Green tea and fat

According to a recent study published in the online journal Obesity, green tea might have an even more pronounced effect on the waistline than previously thought.
A recent study by Dr. Joshua Lambert at Penn State University showed that the biologically active compound in green tea called epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) that is believed to have the greatest positive impact on health, interferes with the weight gain associated with a diet high in saturated fat.

Ice tea vs hot tea

Legend has it that ice tea was first introduced during the St. Louis World’s Fair in 1904 because of an unusual heat wave that summer.
As the global trend of ice tea consumption gathers steam (it used to be a purely American phenomenon with 75% of all ice tea consumed in the US), more questions emerge regarding whether the benefits of regular tea consumption translate to drinking ice tea.

Green tea, skin

Another study in the recent wave of tea research indicates that green tea may protect the skin against ultraviolet radiation.
Green tea is known to contain biologically active compounds called polyphenols that are thought to undo the damage caused by free-radicals and catechins seem to be the particularly beneficial kind of polyphenols.

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Quarter 4, 2011

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