{"id":12638,"date":"2012-03-14T12:18:27","date_gmt":"2012-03-14T19:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oralcancernews.org\/wp\/?p=12638"},"modified":"2012-03-14T12:18:27","modified_gmt":"2012-03-14T19:18:27","slug":"green-teas-status-as-a-superfood-grows-a-study-finds-it-even-abolishes-bad-breath-it-already-helps-prevent-cancer-and-heart-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oralcancernews.org\/wp\/green-teas-status-as-a-superfood-grows-a-study-finds-it-even-abolishes-bad-breath-it-already-helps-prevent-cancer-and-heart-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Green tea’s status as a ‘superfood’ grows: A study finds it even abolishes bad breath (it already helps prevent cancer and heart disease)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
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Green tea can help beat bad breath, according to scientific research.<\/span><\/p>\n

The study found that antioxidants in the tea, called polyphenols, destroy a number of compounds in the mouth that can lead to bad breath, tooth decay and even mouth cancer.<\/span><\/p>\n

The study from Israel\u2019s Institute of Technology will add to green tea\u2019s status as one of nature\u2019s so-called \u2018superfoods\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is already said to help prevent cancer and heart disease and lower cholesterol \u2013 and even ward off Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.<\/span><\/p>\n

Writing in the Archives of Oral Biology<\/em>, the scientists called for more studies, adding: \u2018All together, there is increasing interest in the health benefits of green tea in the field of oral health.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Green tea is made from the same plant as black tea but processed in a different way that means it retains less caffeine and more polyphenols.<\/span><\/p>\n

It has been drunk in China and the Far East for thousands of years and is fast becoming popular in Britain particularly because of its health benefits.\u00a0<\/span>It is also more likely to be drunk without milk or sugar so it tends to contain fewer calories too.<\/p>\n

The study, published in the journal Archives of Oral Biology<\/em>, examined the properties of the polyphenol called epigallocatechin 3 gallate (EGCG) in particular.<\/p>\n

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It reported: \u2018EGCG constitute the most interesting components in green tea leaves.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018Tea polyphenols possess antiviral properties, believed to help in protection from influenza.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018Additionally green tea polyphenols can abolish halitosis through modification of odorant sulphur components.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018Oral cavity, oxidative stress and inflammation consequent to cigarettes’ deleterious compounds may be reduced in the presence of green tea polyphenols.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: www.dailymail.co.uk Author: staff Green tea can help beat bad breath, according to scientific research. The study found that antioxidants in the tea, called polyphenols, destroy a number of compounds in the mouth that can lead to bad breath, tooth decay and even mouth cancer. The study from Israel\u2019s Institute of Technology will add to green tea\u2019s status as one of nature\u2019s so-called \u2018superfoods\u2019. It is already said to help prevent cancer and heart disease and lower cholesterol \u2013 and even ward off Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. Writing in the Archives of Oral Biology, the scientists called for more studies, adding: \u2018All together, there is increasing interest in the health benefits of green tea in the field of oral health.\u2019 Green tea is made from the same plant as black tea but processed in a different way that means it retains less caffeine and more polyphenols. It has been drunk in China and the Far East for thousands of years and is fast becoming popular in Britain particularly because of its health benefits.\u00a0It is also more likely to be drunk without milk or sugar so it tends to contain fewer calories too. The study, published in the journal Archives of Oral Biology, examined the properties of the polyphenol called epigallocatechin 3 gallate (EGCG) in particular. It reported: \u2018EGCG constitute the most interesting components in green tea leaves. \u2018Tea polyphenols possess antiviral properties, believed to help in protection from influenza. \u2018Additionally green tea polyphenols can abolish halitosis through modification of odorant sulphur […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[3756,3754,681,3755,679,203,1646,3757,1622],"class_list":["post-12638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-oral_cancer_news","tag-antiviral","tag-bad-breath","tag-egcg","tag-epigallocatechin-3-gallate","tag-green-tea","tag-oral-health","tag-polyphenols","tag-sulphur","tag-tooth-decay"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oralcancernews.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oralcancernews.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oralcancernews.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oralcancernews.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oralcancernews.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12638"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/oralcancernews.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12638\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12646,"href":"https:\/\/oralcancernews.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12638\/revisions\/12646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oralcancernews.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oralcancernews.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oralcancernews.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}