[Gokmog]

Amazon.com: Green tea extract may not help fight cancer.(World News: Coffee and Tea Reports from the Front Line): An article from: Tea & Coffee Trade Journal: Books

I hope you can link to that. You get the idea?

Any cyber-geniuses can jump in and provide a better link.

I'm wondering how much ECGC I can handle.

Now there's also acrylimide (sp?) in coffee. I'm guessing the lighter the roast the less acrylimide.

[yeahright]

Hmmmmmmmmm......don't quite know why we'd need to pay for a copy of this study. A summary should at least be available from pubmed.

[Jayhawkk]

Too much of anything isn't good which is why it's called 'too much' the key is knowing that threshold.

[Ubiquitous]

I had too much Love last night and now my peepee is sore.

[Jayhawkk]

that's because you didn't use "too much" lube.

[dannyboy9]

If he used too much we wouldn't be talking to him right now. He'd still be stuck inside the lady looking like this:

[ArnoldIsMyIdol]

Green tea 'can block cancer'
Green tea
Green tea may block cancer
Green tea's ability to fight cancer is even more potent and varied than scientists suspected, research suggests.

Scientists already know that green tea contains anti-oxidants which may have a protective effect against cancer.

But now they have discovered that chemicals in the tea also shut down a key molecule which can play a significant role in the development of cancer.


It's likely that the compounds in green tea act through many different pathways
Professor Thomas Gasiewicz
The molecule, known as the aryl hydrocarbon (AH) receptor, has the ability to activate genes - but not always in a positive way.

Tobacco smoke and dioxins, in particular, disrupt the functioning of the molecule and cause it to trigger potentially harmful gene activity.

The researchers, from Rochester University, found that two chemicals in green tea inhibit AH activity.

Similar compounds

Both chemicals are similar to compounds called flavonoids, which are found in broccoli, cabbage, grapes and red wine, and which are also known to help prevent cancer.

Researcher Professor Thomas Gasiewicz said: "Green tea may work differently than we thought to exert its anti-cancer activity.

"It's likely that the compounds in green tea act through many different pathways."

The Rochester team showed that the chemicals shut down the AH receptor in cancerous mouse cells.

Early results indicate the same is true in human cells.

However, the scientists say that the results in the laboratory do not necessarily translate to everyday life as the crucial factor is how green tea is broken down inside the body.

In addition, there are a lot of differences between various types of green tea.

Dr Julie Sharp, a science information office at Cancer Research UK, said: "This research describes additional properties of green tea that may be beneficial but which have yet to be tested properly.

"The causes of cancer are complex and both diet and our genetic make-up act together to influence our risk of developing the disease.

"Cancer Research UK is currently involved in a large-scale study of diet and health that is researching the eating habits of over half a million people in 10 European countries to try and help unravel this complexity."

Research has also suggested that green tea may help to reduce the risk of rheumatoid arthritis and to lower cholesterol levels.

The research is published in the journal Chemical Research in Toxicology.

[ArnoldIsMyIdol]

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