Green Tea Extract Articles

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Green Tea Extract Helps Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

The Mayo Clinic has just completed a phase II clinical trial that proves that the biologically active extract of green tea (epigallocatechin gallate or EGCG) slows down cancer in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).

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Green Tea and Resveratrol Extracts Inhibit Prostate Cancer

Natural compounds within green tea (ECGC or polyphenols) and red wine (resveratrol or grape vine extract) have all been found to inhibit a powerful signaling pathway that is required for prostate cancer growth.

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Green Tea Extract (EGCG) and Quercetin Protect Insulin-Producing Cells of Pancreas

American society is currently suffering from a metabolic pandemic, with the typical person experiencing a high level of stress to major organs including the pancreas. The insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas are easily damaged, which can lead to type 1 diabetes or in lesser cases to part of the metabolic malfunction that results in weight gain and a high risk for eventual type 2 diabetes. A new study shows that natural compounds, the EGCG extract of green tea and quercetin, offer significant protection.

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Grape Seed and Green Tea Extracts Help Zinc Work Safely

Zinc is a vital mineral in human metabolism, involved in the healthy function of several hundred enzymes. On the other hand, zinc is often found in the brain tangled plaque of Alzheimer's disease. A new study shows that zinc requires dietary flavonoids or catechins as "zinc buffers" which are integrated into zinc function and homeostasis.

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Green Tea Extract Supports Weight Loss

Green tea extracts continue to build their case as an effective tool for weight management support. In the current study 2 capsules per day of green tea extract was given to obese individuals with the metabolic syndrome. Over an 8 week period the average weight loss was 5 pounds.

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