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RhondaH · 12-22-2006, 11:00 AM

this was in Consumer Reports 11/05. Take care and God bless.

Rhonda

Black tea may be as good as green

"Good news for tea drinkers: Black tea, the type consumed by most North Americans, appears to pack roughly the same amount of disease-fighting antioxidants as green tea, despite green’s reputation as the healthier brew. Both teas are made from the same plant, but black is oxidized, which darkens the leaves, before it’s processed. When Consumer Reports last measured the two teas’ ability to neutralize damaging molecules called free radicals--a standard test of antioxidant power--green and black teas scored comparably high. While it’s not clear whether the body absorbs the antioxidants from black tea as readily as those from green, observational studies of tea drinkers suggest comparable reductions in the risk of disease for both brews. Presumably the same is true for oolong tea, which is oxidized less than black tea."

12-22-2006, 11:00 AM	#3
RhondaH Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 1,516	More on black tea... this was in Consumer Reports 11/05. Take care and God bless. Rhonda Black tea may be as good as green "Good news for tea drinkers: Black tea, the type consumed by most North Americans, appears to pack roughly the same amount of disease-fighting antioxidants as green tea, despite green’s reputation as the healthier brew. Both teas are made from the same plant, but black is oxidized, which darkens the leaves, before it’s processed. When Consumer Reports last measured the two teas’ ability to neutralize damaging molecules called free radicals--a standard test of antioxidant power--green and black teas scored comparably high. While it’s not clear whether the body absorbs the antioxidants from black tea as readily as those from green, observational studies of tea drinkers suggest comparable reductions in the risk of disease for both brews. Presumably the same is true for oolong tea, which is oxidized less than black tea." __________________ Rhonda Dx 2/1/05, Stage 1, 0 nodes, Grade 3, ER/PR-, HER2+ (3.16 Fish) 2/7/05, Partial Mastectomy 5/18/05 Finished 6 rounds of dose dense TEC (Taxotere, Epirubicin and Cytoxan) 8/1/05 Finished 33 rads 8/18/05 Started Herceptin, every 3 weeks for a year (last one 8/10/06) 2/1/13...8 year Cancerversary and I am "perfect" (at least where cancer is concerned;) " And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."- Abraham Lincoln