Green Tea and Beyond
( Nutrition and Diet Research Progress )
Publication series ：Nutrition and Diet Research Progress
Author： Christine Hurley Deriso and Stephen Hsu (Medical College of Georgia Augusta GA)
Publisher： Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
Publication year： 2013
E-ISBN: 9781617284564
Subject： TS272.5 tea variety
Keyword： Agriculture
Language： ENG
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Description
This book discusses the values of green tea as having antioxidant benefits as well as healing attributes. A particular emphasis is placed on the Asian population because they tend to benefit from the increased amount of green tea in their diets. They hav ve less cancer of the mouth, colon, prostate and bladder, as well as less cardiovascular disease, obesity and high blood pressure. Some diseases are virtually nonexistent in China and Japan, such as xerostamia, or dry mouth, which affects fully a third o