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09 May 2008, 04:37
Green Tea Shown to Reduce Risk of Ovarian and Colorectal Cancers
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Advanced studies reveal green tea's advantage as an antioxidant, promoter of glucose tolerance, protector of the liver and detoxification system, and benefactor of the cardiovascular system.
Two recent studies show that burgeoning tea is again a powerful emissary in the prevention and cure of cancers. Studies and Results The March, 2008 issue of Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, have in it a study from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle.
They also completed in-person interviews regarding reproductive and hormonal exposures. Researchers assessed risk associated with coffee, tea, and cola drinking and with total caffeine consumption using logistic regression to calculate odds ratios and confidence intervals. Results indicate that neither caffeinated nor decaffeinated coffees were associated with ovarian cancer risk.
They also observed no collection of total caffeine with risk using a combined index that summed intake from coffee, tea and carbonated soft drinks. Mid teas, neither herbal decaffeinated nor black teas were associated with risk. However, women who reported drinking green teas had a 54% reduction in risk of ovarian cancer.
Associations of green tea with risk were agnate when invasive and borderline cases were considered separately and when Asian women were excluded from analysis.
In the second study from Cancer Biology and Therapy, researchers from the Fourth Army Medical University in Xi"an China, reported progress in identifying the underlying mechanism by which foliate tea possesses therapeutic cancer effects through induction of apoptosis (programmed room death) in colorectal cancer.
The researchers concluded that the p-53 up-regulated modulator gene amuses oneself a critical role in green tea induced apoptosis pathways in colorectal cancer cells. Their demonstration of this effect may be useful in the therapeutic target selection for p53 deficient colorectal cancer.
Additional Implications The results of these studies suggest that green tea may also be a factor for inducing apoptosis in breast cells and endometrial cells, thereby acting as both a preventative and a factor in the cure for these cancers.
Approximately Green Tea According to Phyllis and James Balch in their tome Prescription championing Nutritional Healing, immature tea contains polyphenols, including phytochemicals with antioxidant, antibacterial, antiviral, and other health enhancing properties.
Epigalloacatechin gallate (EGCG) is a specific type of polyphenol in green tea that has shown in tests to be capable to penetrate the body"s cells and shield DNA from the strong free radical, hydrogen peroxide. In addition to protecting against cancers, green tea lowers cholesterol levels, and reduces the clotting tendency of blood.
It displays promise as a weight-loss aid that can promote the flaming of fat and the regulation of insulin levels and blood sugar. Green tea is simply the unprocessed leaves of the tea plant, unlike black tea which is fermented.
During processing, much of the polyphenols of black tea are lost. In addition to brewing and drinking green tea, there are half-formed tea supplements available. Some of these contain the whole plant, while others contain extracts.