Tea
Tea Can Improve Your Health and Longevity, But How You Drink it Matters
A comprehensive review found that tea, especially green tea, is strongly associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), obesity, diabetes and several forms of cancer. Beyond these well-known benefits, tea consumption is also linked to brain protection, reduced muscle loss in older adults, and anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial effects. Together, these findings point to ...
Black Tea and Berries Could Contribute to Healthier Aging
Higher intakes of black tea, berries, citrus fruits and apples could help to promote healthy aging, new research has found. This study conducted by researchers from Edith Cowan University (ECU, Australia), Queen’s University Belfast (Ireland), and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (Massachusetts), found that foods rich in flavonoids could help to lower the ...
Prostate Cancer Study: More Health Benefits From Plant-based Diet
Men with prostate cancer could significantly reduce the chances of the disease worsening by eating more fruits, vegetables, nuts and olive oil, according to new research by University of California San Francisco (UCSF). A study of more than 2,000 men with localized prostate cancer found that eating a primarily plant-based diet was associated with a ...
Compound Derived From Hops Reduces Abundance of Gut Microbe Associated With Metabolic Syndrome
Researchers have shown in a mouse model and lab cultures that a compound derived from hops reduces the abundance of a gut bacterium associated with metabolic syndrome. The findings, published in the journal Microbiome, are important because an estimated 35 percent of the U.S. adult population suffers from metabolic syndrome. Patients are considered to have metabolic ...
Study Reports Elevated levels of Toxic Metals in Some Mixed-fruit Juices and Soft Drinks
A new study conducted by researchers at Tulane University found that some commonly consumed beverages contained levels of toxic metals that exceed federal drinking water standards. According to researchers, five of the 60 beverages tested contained levels of a toxic metal above federal drinking water standards. Two mixed juices had levels of arsenic above the ...
Black Tea May Help Your Health Later in Life
A daily cup of tea could help you to enjoy better health late in life—however if you’re not a tea drinker, there are other things you can add to your diet. The key is flavonoids, which are naturally occurring substances found in many common foods and beverages such as black and green tea, apples, nuts, ...
Flavonoids May Reduce Mortality Risk For People With Parkinson’s Disease
People with Parkinson’s disease (PD) who eat more flavonoids—compounds found in richly colored foods like berries, cocoa and red wine—may have a lower mortality risk than those who don’t, according to a new study. Specifically, the researchers found that when people who had already been diagnosed with PD ate more flavonoids, they had a lower ...
New Discovery Explains Antihypertensive Properties of Green and Black Tea
A new study from the University of California, Irvine (UCI) shows that compounds in both green and black tea relax blood vessels by activating ion channel proteins in the blood vessel wall. The discovery helps explain the antihypertensive properties of tea and could lead to the design of new blood pressure-lowering medications. Published in Cellular Physiology ...
Tea, Citrus Products Could Lower Ovarian Cancer Risk, Research Finds
Tea and citrus fruits and juices are associated with a lower risk of developing ovarian cancer, according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA), reported Science Daily. The research reveals that women who consume foods containing flavonols and flavanones (both subclasses of dietary flavonoids) significantly decrease their risk of developing epithelial ovarian ...
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