Green Tea May Slow Breast Cancer
There's been a lot of talk about the benefits of drinking green tea. Among the headlines is an intriguing claim that a chemical found in green tea may be a powerful weapon against breast cancer. But before you load up on green tea bags and start chugging away to prevent breast cancer, you should learn a bit more about this alleged miracle brew and the science behind it. (Source: About.com Breast Cancer)
Source: About.com Breast Cancer - June 28, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: breastcancer.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
Coffee and Tea Do Not Increase Your Breast...
Moderate amounts of coffee and tea do not increase your risk for developing breast cancer. Caffeine in coffee and tea will cause fibrocystic breast lumps to swell, but that will not lead to breast cancer, either. Learn more about coffee and breast cancer. (Source: About.com Breast Cancer)
Source: About.com Breast Cancer - June 14, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: breastcancer.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
Well: What’s in Your Green Tea?
A new report from ConsumerLab.com shows that some bottled varieties of green tea appear to be little more than sugar water, while some green tea leaves are contaminated with lead (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - May 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By ANAHAD O'CONNOR Tags: Food Tea Health Foods green tea Featured Antioxidants Caffeine Source Type: news
The tea party and the politics of paranoia
(University of Washington) Tea party members claim the movement reflects basic American conservative principles such as limited government and fiscal responsibility. But new research by University of Washington political scientist Christopher Parker argues that the tea party ideology owes more to the paranoid politics associated with the John Birch Society -- and even the infamous Ku Klux Klan -- than to traditional American conservatism. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - May 21, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Green Tea Extract With Additional Compound Could Be Effective For Body Weight Control And Type 2 Diabetes
Evidence has shown that green tea extract may be an effective herbal remedy useful for weight control and helping to regulate glucose in type 2 diabetes. In order to ascertain whether green tea truly has this potential, Jae-Hyung Park and his colleagues from the Keimyung University School of Medicine in the Republic of Korea conducted a study, now published in the Springer journal Naunyn-Schmedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology. The active constituents of green tea, which have been shown to inhibit intestinal glucose and lipid uptake, are a certain type of flavonoid called gallated catechins... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
Will green tea help you lose weight?
(Springer) Evidence has shown that green tea extract may be an effective herbal remedy useful for weight control and helping to regulate glucose in type 2 diabetes. In order to ascertain whether green tea truly has this potential, Jae-Hyung Park and his colleagues from the Keimyung University School of Medicine in the Republic of Korea conducted a study, now published in the Springer journal Naunyn-Schmedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 29, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Green Tea, Coffee May Guard Against StrokeGreen Tea, Coffee May Guard Against Stroke
A large Japanese study finds protective effects of regular consumption of green tea and coffee. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 3, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Coffee versus Tea: Is One Better for Me?
(HealthCastle.com) We often associate drinking tea with health and overall well-being whereas coffee is seen as more of a guilty pleasure or simply a way to wake up in the morning. While there are certainly health benefits that come from drinking tea new research is beginning to highlight the benefits of coffee consumption as well. Both of these beverages have antioxidants that help the body fight off disease and caffeine, which has also been associated with health outcomes when consumed in moderation.
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Source: HealthCastle.com Nutrition Tips - written by Registered Dietitians - March 23, 2013 Category: Nutrition Source Type: news
Coffee And Green Tea May Help Lower Stroke Risk
WebMD Medical News
By Nicky Broyd
Reviewed by Sheena Meredith, MD
March 15, 2013 — Green tea and coffee may help lower your risk of having a stroke, especially when both are a regular part of your diet, according to new research.
The study looked at the green tea and coffee drinking habits of more than 82,000 Japanese adults, ages 45 to 74, for an average of 13 years. Researchers found that the more green tea or coffee people drink, the lower their risk of having a stroke.
The results have been published in Stroke: The Journal of the American Heart Association.
Tea and coffee are the most popular drinks in the world...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - March 20, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: mreal197 Tags: WebMD News Source Type: news
Green Tea Or Coffee May Reduce Stroke Risk
Drinking green tea or coffee on a regular basis is associated with a reduced risk of stroke, says new research published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. Researchers conducted a study on a total of 83,269 Japanese adults aged 45 to 74 years, they monitored their green tea and coffee consumption for an average of 13 years to see whether it had any effect on cardiovascular health. The results of the study indicated that there's a link between high consumption of green tea and coffee and a lower stroke risk. According to the lead author, Yoshihiro Kokubo, M.D., Ph... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news
Purified Extracts From Green Tea And Red Wine Interrupt Alzheimer's Disease Pathway In Cells
Natural chemicals found in green tea and red wine may disrupt a key step of the Alzheimer's disease pathway, according to new research from the University of Leeds. In early-stage laboratory experiments, the researchers identified the process which allows harmful clumps of protein to latch on to brain cells, causing them to die. They were able to interrupt this pathway using the purified extracts of EGCG from green tea and resveratrol from red wine... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 7, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alzheimer's / Dementia Source Type: news
National Tea Month: The Benefits of Tea
It’s National Tea Month. Here’s why you should celebrate (Source: U.S. News - Health)
Source: U.S. News - Health - January 24, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
US environmentalists challenged to get climate change laws through Congress
Harvard professor urges leaders to be 'realistic' about politics and organise into a broader coalition that includes conservativesA Harvard professor is challenging America's environmental leaders to learn from their failures on climate change.Theda Skocpol accused Washington environmentalists in a research paper of grossly under-estimating the resistance to any environmental measures from Republicans in Congress and the conservative Tea party movement. That miscalculation doomed efforts to pass a climate change law.Now, in an interview, the political scientist is urging environmental activists to accept their mistakes, st...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 17, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Suzanne Goldenberg Tags: Republicans United States US Congress News guardian.co.uk US politics Activism Democrats Harvard University Climate change Obama administration Tea Party movement Conservation Environment Gas World news Source Type: news
Green tea for weight loss and weight maintenance in overweight or obese adults
Source: Cochrane
Area: Evidence > Complementary Medicine
Background
Preparations of green tea are used as aids in weight loss and weight maintenance. Catechins and caffeine, both contained in green tea, are each believed to have a role in increasing energy metabolism, which may lead to weight loss. A number of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating the role of green tea in weight loss have been published; however, the efficacy of green tea preparations in weight loss remains unclear.
Objectives
To assess the efficacy and safety o...
Source: NeLM - Complementary Medicine - January 3, 2013 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: news
