Green tea belittles cancer
A constituent of green tea seems to thwart a cancer by halting the enlargement of its cells.
References:
Bridge, A. . . . D.M. Morré, and D.J. Morré. 1998. How green tea prevents cancer. Meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology. December. San Francisco.
Further Readings:
Pennisi, E. 1991. Tea-totaling mice gain cancer protection. Science News 140(Aug. 31):133.
Raloff, J. 1997. Teasing out tea’s heart benefits. Science News 152(Nov. 29):348.
______. 1997. Green tea: A drink to your health. Science News Online. Sept. 13.
______. 1994. Cancer protection: Regular or decaf? Science News 146(July 23):61.
______. 1993. Add tea to that old ‘apple a day’ adage. Science News 144(Oct. 30):278.
Sources:
D. James Morré
Purdue University
Department of Foods & Nutrition
West Lafayette, IN 47907Dorothy M. Morré
Purdue University
Department of Foods & Nutrition
West Lafayette, IN 47907
From Science News, Vol. 155, No. 1, January 2, 1999, p. 15. Copyright © 1999 by Science Service.
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