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Jun 9th, 2008 THEANINE IN TEA MAY PROTECT BRAIN CELLS

Jun 2nd, 2008 BLACK TEA COMPOUNDS CURB BREAST CANCER IN LABORATORY STUDY

May 26th, 2008 GREEN TEA EGCG CURBS ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE IN ANIMAL STUDY

May 19th, 2008 THEANINE SUPPRESSES APPETITE IN ANIMAL STUDY

May 5th, 2008 CIGARETTE SMOKING, TEA DRINKING AND PARKINSON'S DISEASE ONSET

Apr 28th, 2008 GREEN TEA EGCG INCREASES CELL'S NATURAL ANTIOXIDANTS IN STUDY

Apr 17th, 2008 BLACK TEA AND DIABETES - Study Suggests that Tea Paired With Vegetables and Fruits Helps Prevent Hypertension in Diabetics

Apr 14th, 2008 VITAMIN C COUNTERBALANCES THE IRON-RESTRICTING EFFECT OF TEA IN STUDY

Apr 7th, 2008 MOUTH ODORS CAN BE REDUCED BY GREEN TEA

Mar 31st, 2008 GREEN TEA REDUCES ALCOHOL-RELATED LIVER DAMAGE IN LABORATORY STUDY

Mar 27th, 2008 CAN CAFFEINE ACT AS A PROOXIDANT AS WELL AS A STIMULANT?

Mar 24th, 2008 TEA AND SOIL POLLUTANTS

Mar 19th, 2008 GREEN TEA HELPS REDUCE COGNITIVE DEFICITS IN RATS WITH ALZHEIMER'S

Mar 17th, 2008 ANOTHER REASON FOR CHOOSING LOOSE LEAF TEAS?

Mar 10th, 2008 STUDY SHOWS GREEN TEA IS MORE THAN AN ANTIOXIDANT ONCE INSIDE THE CELL

Mar 3rd, 2008 ORGANOPHOSPHORUS PESTICIDES FOUND IN SOME TEAS

Feb 11th, 2008 TEA THEANINE HELPS BODY WARD OFF COLD AND FLU VIRUSES IN STUDY

Feb 4th, 2008 GREEN TEA EGCG REDUCES ACID-INDUCED CARDIAC AND SKELETAL DAMAGE IN LABORATORY STUDY




March 3, 2008

ORGANOPHOSPHORUS PESTICIDES
FOUND IN SOME TEAS

   Many of us drink tea because it is a "health drink." But nothing is perfect. Researchers reporting in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment discovered organophosphorus (OP) and other pesticides in certain teas. Researchers assessed the levels of OP and other pesticide residues in the teas and ecosystems of two tea-growing regions in Northeast India. One ecosystem was at a lower elevation and the other at a higher elevation.
   Researchers assessed pesticide levels in fresh tea leaves, brewed teas and the ecosystems where each were grown. Teas originating at lower elevations had higher levels of OP residues than those originating at higher elevations. It is possible that lower elevation ecosystems (soil and water) retain pesticides for longer periods of time than ecosystems at higher elevations.
   It is not known if teas grown in other parts of India contain pesticide residues. Nor is it known if these residues pose a health risk to tea drinkers. drpaulsupdates.org

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