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Green Tea
Food Antioxidants, Vitamin D Fight Breast Cancer
HealthDay - Fri Apr 7th 2006 at 9:07 pm ET
FRIDAY, April 7 (HealthDay News) -- A range of foods such as soybeans, fruits and green tea contain powerful antioxidants that help reduce a woman's risk for breast and ovarian cancer, new studies find.
Cherry Industry Chafes at FDA Warnings
AP - Sun Mar 19th 2006 at 8:45 pm ET
The cherry industry isn't alone on the antioxidant bandwagon. Foods as varied as blueberries, green tea and chocolate have been touted as antioxidant-rich. Antioxidants are believed to neutralize free radicals - compounds that damage cells in the body and are implicated in disorders such as cancers and Alzheimer's disease.
Let Dark Chocolate Be Your Valentine
HealthDay - Mon Feb 13th 2006 at 5:06 pm ET
"Dark chocolate, green tea and red wine have these flavanols in concentrated forms, which increases their potency per serving," Blumberg added.
Cocoa-derived medicines still years away: experts
Reuters - Fri Feb 10th 2006 at 4:08 pm ET
The compounds, known as flavonoids, are found in chocolate and a host of other products including vegetables, green tea and red wine.
Health Tip: Can Green Tea Prevent Cancer?
HealthDay - Mon Jan 30th 2006 at 5:04 pm ET
(HealthDay News) -- Recent studies have produced conflicting results on whether green tea can help prevent certain types of cancer, such as those of the prostate and breast, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says.
NutriSystem Sets Sights on Male Dieters
AP - Sun Jan 29th 2006 at 9:49 pm ET
Later this year, the company plans to target seniors by offering foods infused with more vitamins as well as gingko biloba and green tea. NutriSystem also expects to start a marketing campaign in Canada in 2006, with other nations in 2007 or 2008.
Green Tea Extract May Fight Leukemia
HealthDay - Sat Dec 24th 2005 at 1:03 am ET
FRIDAY, Dec. 23 (HealthDay News) -- A green tea extract called epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) may benefit people with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), according to preliminary evidence in a Mayo Clinic case study of four patients.
Early hope seen for green tea in fighting leukemia
Reuters - Wed Dec 21st 2005 at 6:50 pm ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Green tea may help treat a form of adulthood leukemia, if the cases of four patients are any indication, according to a new report.
Study: Tea May Help Fight Ovarian Cancer
AP - Tue Dec 13th 2005 at 12:05 am ET
The researchers did not break out the results by tea types, but most of the tea drinkers consumed black tea. Both black and green tea contain polyphenols - substances thought to block cell damage that can lead to cancer.
Chocolate is hot - and it's not just the curry
Reuters - Fri Nov 11th 2005 at 10:10 pm ET
At the 8th annual Chocolate Show in New York, the traditional truffle made room this year for those containing coriander, curry, cumin, lavender, lime, green tea, black sesame, soy butter and balsamic vinegar.
Pomegranate juice promising for prostate cancer
Reuters - Tue Sep 27th 2005 at 9:37 am ET
Dr. Hasan Mukhtar and his colleagues note in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Early Edition that pomegranates are high in polyphenolic compounds, making its juice higher in antioxidant activity than red wine and green tea.
Green Tea Compound Stops Alzheimer's in Mice
HealthDay - Wed Sep 21st 2005 at 4:03 pm ET
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21 (HealthDay News) -- An ingredient in green tea has prevented Alzheimer's disease-like brain damage in mice, researchers report.
Green tea component may fight Alzheimer's: study
Reuters - Wed Sep 21st 2005 at 12:30 am ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An ingredient in green tea that researchers think might fight cancer may also protect the brain from the memory-destroying Alzheimer's disease, a study released on Tuesday said.
Coffee top antioxidant source for Americans
Reuters - Sun Aug 28th 2005 at 8:26 pm ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Europeans have red wine, Asians have green tea but Americans have their own source of antioxidants -- coffee, researchers reported on Sunday.
Candy good for you? Mars to probe cocoa benefits
Reuters - Mon Jul 25th 2005 at 5:38 pm ET
The privately held U.S. company that produces M&Ms and Mars bars said it hoped to make medications based on flavanols -- plant chemicals with health benefits found in cocoa, as well as red wine and green tea.
Green tea doesn't lower cancer risk, US FDA says
Reuters - Fri Jul 1st 2005 at 3:27 am ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Contrary to what some studies claim, green tea probably does not help prevent breast, prostate or any other type of cancer, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday.
Green Tea May Curb Prostate Cancer in Men at Risk
Reuters - Tue Apr 19th 2005 at 11:13 pm ET
ANAHEIM, California (Reuters Health) - Compounds found in green tea may prevent the development of prostate cancer in men with a pre-cancerous condition called high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN), researchers have shown.
Anti-Cancer Compound in Green Tea Identified
Reuters - Tue Mar 15th 2005 at 8:13 am ET
LONDON (Reuters) - Spanish and British scientists have discovered how green tea helps to prevent certain types of cancer.
Study Shows How Green Tea May Fight Bladder Cancer
Reuters - Thu Feb 24th 2005 at 12:38 am ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Green tea extract may interfere with a process that helps early bladder cancer to spread throughout the body, new laboratory research suggests.
Coffee May Reduce Risk of Liver Cancer
Reuters - Wed Feb 16th 2005 at 10:03 pm ET
The investigators observed no association between green tea intake and the risk of liver cancer, suggesting that antioxidants unique to coffee may be responsible for its protective effects.
Coffee May Help Prevent Liver Cancer
AP - Wed Feb 16th 2005 at 1:32 am ET
In their study, the team also looked at green tea, which contains different antioxidants, and they found no association between drinking the tea and liver cancer rates.