Green tea may protect against colon cancer (Polyphenon E)

Reuters on Yahoo ^ | 12/7/07 | Megan Rauscher

[Paradox]

Look like Green tea, for many different reasons, may be the Real Deal. One of the few “natural” supplements to have the scientific data to back it up.

[TomGuy]

limits the growth of colorectal tumors in rats

Ok, but what does it do for the gerbil?

[Minnesoootan]

I drink tea almost daily(I have a one pound bag of chineese tea I’m workin on that is awesome),but not in that quantity! tea,like coffee,I think,is a diuretic....anyways,when sick(I havent had a cold in 5yrs) I super soak myself with tea and honey,maybe some brandy too ;-)... the question I have never researched is what exactly is the difference in what is is used to make black,green or white(the new craze) ?

[SunkenCiv]

Brew probably want to see this.

[CalvaryJohn]

Five to one, baby, one in five. No one here gets out alive.

[kinoxi]

Ok, but what does it do for the gerbil?

Richard Gere owns the rights to that information.

[Coleus]

Brew is absolutely right. thanks for the ping.

[SteamShovel]

Green tea may protect against colon cancer

But it will rot your teeth (or so I hear).

[montag813]

limits the growth of colorectal tumors in rats treated with a substance that causes the cancer.

Did it ever occur to them that the tea may only be inhibiting the substance they used to induce the cancer in the first place?

[who_would_fardels_bear]

What about green tea ice cream? That tastes a lot better!

[montag813]

"Our findings show that rats fed a diet containing Polyphenon E are less than half as likely to develop colon cancer,"

For America, they need a third group of mice which take green tea and also eat a Philly cheesesteak, a six-pack of Bud, and a pack of Marlboros each day.

[rawcatslyentist]

White Green Black, it's all how it's cured. Although White is baby leaves sans chlorophyll.

There's a doc on discovery "How It's Made" that gives a very brief summary.

[Man50D]

Green Tea can also be used as a mouthwash because it contains high amounts of natural fluoride that can remove plaque.

[Reagan79]

Somebody before you said it rots the teeth? Who should I believe : )

[444Flyer]

Nothin better than a good old-fashioned cup of English breakfast. Green tea tastes like it sounds.

[doc1019]

Teeth can be replace one way or another (false or implants); last I heard the colon couldn’t be replaced.

[doc1019]

Teeth can be replace one way or another (false or implants); last I heard the colon couldn’t be replaced. ;-)

[wally_bert]

An alternative diet to consider....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6phteRZpLtU

[Man50D]

Somebody before you said it rots the teeth? Who should I believe : )

I can personally attest that it doesn't rot your teeth. I've been drinking and using it as mouthwash for a few years. I found this information in a book titled "Heinerman's Encyclopedia of Healing Herbs & Spices" by John Heinerman. To quote from page 444 paragraph titled

Tea Removes Dental Plaque

" A 1977 dental study conducted in Taiwan showed that 50 weaning rats given cavity producing foods like white bread, white sugar and carbonated soft drinks, but also given green or black teas, had anywhere from half to three-fourths fewer cavities than those rodents which didn't receive any tea."