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CAN GREEN TEA REDUCE FREE IRON-CAUSED OXIDATIVE STRESS IN THE CIRCULATING BLOOD?
Free iron (unbound iron ions) is a frequent source of damaging free-radical formation in the circulating
blood. Previous studies suggest that green tea components such as EGCG work to reduce oxidative stress in the body by both
chelating with (absorbing) and scavenging (defusing) free iron ions in the circulating blood.
Note: ROS (reactive oxygen species, free radicals, oxidants) are potentially damaging, wayward energy packets and the
major source of oxidative stress.
Note: GTE (green tea extract).
Note: Lipid peroxidation is an expression of ROS-related damage.
Effect of green tea on iron status and oxidative stress in iron-loaded rats.
Med Chem. 2008 Jul;4(4):365-70. Ounjaijean S, et.al.
Click Here for PubMed Abstract of Study
This study, performed in rats, took place over a four month period. The study found that GTE:
"can decrease iron in plasma as well as eliminate lipid peroxidation in plasma, and destroy formation
of erythrocyte ROS in the rats challenged with iron."
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