Swear by green tea? It could be bad for your fertility
9 years, 3 months ago

Swear by green tea? It could be bad for your fertility

Hindustan Times  

Are you a green tea lover? “While green tea could have health benefits at low doses, our study and others have shown that at high doses, it may have adverse effects,” said Mahtab Jafari, associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences. For the study, Jafari and colleagues investigated the effects of green tea toxicity on the development and reproduction in fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. Jafari believes that high doses of green tea may cause “too much” apoptosis or cell death. Jafari noted that in other tests with mice and dogs, green tea compounds in large amounts dramatically reduced body weight and, in mice, negatively affected embryo development.

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How healthy is green tea? Does it have side effects? Health experts answer
2 years, 3 months ago

How healthy is green tea? Does it have side effects? Health experts answer

India Today  

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Top 5 Reasons Why Green Tea is Good for you
4 years, 1 month ago

Top 5 Reasons Why Green Tea is Good for you

News 18  

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Health Alert: 8 side effects of green tea you never knew about
7 years, 3 months ago

Health Alert: 8 side effects of green tea you never knew about

India TV News  

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Green Tea may severely hamper your fertility
9 years, 3 months ago

Green Tea may severely hamper your fertility

India TV News  

New York: A research team has come out with an unexpected conclusion about the intake of green tea. “While green tea could have health benefits at low doses, our study and others have shown that at high doses, it may have adverse effects,” said Mahtab Jafari, associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences. For the study, Jafari and colleagues investigated the effects …

Excess Green Tea Consumption Could Affect Fertility
9 years, 3 months ago

Excess Green Tea Consumption Could Affect Fertility

The Quint  

For the study, Jafari and colleagues investigated the effects of green tea toxicity on the development and reproduction in fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. Ten milligrams of green tea caused morphological abnormalities in reproductive organs such as testicular and ovarian atrophy. Jafari believes that high doses of green tea may cause “too much” apoptosis or cell death. Jafari noted that in …

Tea Tuesdays: Tea-Drinking Tips For A Longer Life
9 years, 11 months ago

Tea Tuesdays: Tea-Drinking Tips For A Longer Life

NPR  

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Science Suggests Drinking Green Tea Can Prevent Cancer
12 years, 2 months ago

Science Suggests Drinking Green Tea Can Prevent Cancer

Huff Post  

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Green tea makes you last longer
13 years, 1 month ago

Green tea makes you last longer

China Daily  

Elderly adults who regularly drink green tea may stay more agile and independent than their peers over time, according to a Japanese study that covered thousands of people. For the new study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers decided to examine the question of whether green tea drinkers have a lower risk of frailty and disability as …

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