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Tea and health - part 2

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 September 2013

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In a nutshell

There is collectively quite a bit of evidence suggesting a therapeutic potential for tea and its polyphenols in areas such as prevention of CVD and degenerative CNS disorders, as an anti-infective and anti-inflammatory agent and to promote bone health.

Further human trials are required to define the extent to which this is applicable in clinical practice.

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Arbor Clinical Nutrition Updates , Volume 291 , April 2008 , pp. 1 - 3
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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