Health Effects of Tea and Its Catechins
By: by Yukiaki Kuroda, Yukihiko Hara
Contributors: Hara, Yukihiko
Publisher: Springer US
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Boston, MA
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 118
ISBN-13: 9781441934314; 9781475753905
Subjects: Nutrition; Life sciences; Microbiology; Food science
Description: This text is a comprehensive overview of the historical use of green tea and a description of its beneficial effects against certain diseases such as cancer, hypertension, diabetes, obesity, arteriosclerosis, and various forms of senile dementia. It reviews scientific and clinical data, including in vitro and in vivo animal experiments and epidemiologic and clinical experiments on human subjects. It includes the most recent findings on the ability of tea components to inhibit bacteria and influenza and HIV viruses.
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Table of contents: title: Green tea in Japan; title: Preventitive effects of tea against human diseases; title: Age-related diseases and tea; title: Infectious diseases and tea; title: Antibacterial and antioxidative activity of tea; title: How to make a good cup of green tea; title: Food and industrial applications of tea catechins; title: Concluding remarks; title: References; title: Author Index; title: Subject Index.