Tea & Coffee 05/04 - World News (#)

  „The research using laboratory cell cultures shows that a component of green tea known as epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) helps kill leukemia cells by interrupting the communication signals they need to survive. The findings are reported in an early electronic article in the journal Blood http://www.bloodjournal.org/cgi/reprint/2003-08-2763v1.“

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BBC NEWS | Health | Green tea extract may fight HIV

  „It is believed that EGCG is responsible for green tea's health benefits. Previous studies have suggested it can protect against a range of diseases, including cancer and heart disease.“

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Health Benefits of Herbal Teas

  „About>Food & Drink>Coffee/ Tea> Types of Tea> Herbal Tea> Health Benefits of Herbal Teas“

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Green Tea and Breast Cancer

  „Of all the different polyphenols, one seems to stand out above the rest. EGCG (epigallocatechin gallate) is a very powerful antioxidant and is believed to be an important player in the therapeutic qualities of green tea. How it works is still unclear, but it may inhibit cell-replication enzymes (preventing cancer growth) as well as other cellular processes that are too complicated to get into.“

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Amazon.com: Health & Personal Care: Natrol Green Tea, 500 mg (60 Capsules)

  „Of the four primary polyphenols in green tea, research reveals that epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) is the most effective. Natrol's Green Tea offers a polyphenol content of 50 percent, with 25 percent of total catechins. The formula also contains 35 mg of caffeine.“

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Caffeine and Skin Cancer (INeedCoffee.com)

  „They also used another active ingredient, EGCG (epigallocatechin gallate), a natural chemical found in green tea. These research findings reaffirm the beneficial effects of caffeine in preventing skin cancer, as shown by other scientific experiments starting the the 1970's (Scientists Zaidela and Latarjet, 1973 and 1978; Huang, et al, 1997; Lu, et al, 2002). At the time, the hypothesis presented was that caffeine was slowing down DNA repair after the damage produced by UV irradiation and, by slowing it down, was allowing the repair to be more precise, avoiding the mutations that lead to cancer. Caffeine has also been found to be an effective antioxidant, scavenging OH radicals, thus producing another mechanism for its anticancer properties.“

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