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  • July 2008

    • Going Green Could Help Your Heart

      newser  |  Time  |  Jul 4, 08 9:50 AM CDT

      Going Green Could Help Your Heart

      Drinking green tea may help keep blood vessels elastic and healthy, a new study suggests. The flavonoids in green tea that work as antioxidants also produce the relaxing effect, which could also help prevent clots. Participants received the equivalent of three to four cups of the tea each day and showed even more improvement after a week of daily consumption, Time reports. More »

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      blood pressure  • heart  • tea  • antioxidants  • medical studies  • blood vessels

  • June 2008

    • Coffee May Cut Heart Attacks

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Jun 17, 08 6:35 AM CDT

      Coffee May Cut Heart Attacks

      Regular coffee drinking has been linked to a reduced risk of fatal heart attacks, according to a new study of the health effects of coffee. Women who regularly drank three cups of coffee a day had a 25 percent lower risk of death from heart disease than women who didn't drink coffee. Some studies have found that coffee is a source of antioxidants, which may protect people from heart disease. More »

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      cancer  • heart disease  • coffee  • antioxidants  • free radicals

  • April 2008

    • Vitamins Can Kill, Warns Shocking New Study

      newser  |  Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Apr 16, 08 4:10 AM CDT

      Vitamins Can Kill, Warns Shocking New Study

      Antioxidant vitamin supplements do not improve health or prevent disease—and may even cause death, according to new research. In a stunning blow to millions who take vitamins, a review of 67 studies involving 230,000 users showed "no convincing evidence" that antioxidants had any benefit, and linked vitamin A supplements to a 16% increase in premature death, reports the Daily Telegraph. More »

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      antioxidants  • mortality  • vitamins  • vitamin C  • free radicals  • beta carotene

  • February 2008

    • Green Veggies May Fight Alzheimer's

      newser  |  BBC  |  Feb 5, 08 4:40 PM CST

      Green Veggies May Fight Alzheimer's

      Folic acid, already known to help prevent birth defects, may play a role in the development of dementia, the BBC reports. Elderly subjects with low levels of folate in their blood were three times more likely than people with normal levels to develop dementia, a South Korean study found . But whether dementia is a cause or effect of low folate levels isn't known. More »

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      elderly  • Alzheimer's  • dementia  • health research  • vegetables  • antioxidants  • folic acid  • vitamin B

  • October 2007

    • Jumpy and Distracted? Drink Tea

      newser  |  US News and World Report  |  Oct 3, 07 10:16 AM CDT

      Jumpy and Distracted? Drink Tea

      New hope for the twitchy and distracted has arrived in the form of an ancient brew—tea makes people feel more alert and at the same time more relaxed, new research suggests. The findings add another possible benefit to a beverage already vaunted as a preventer of heart attacks, diabetes, stroke, and some cancers, US News and World Report reports. More »

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      tea  • antioxidants

  • August 2007

    • Dark Chocolate Gets Sweeter Every Day

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Aug 22, 07 1:10 PM CDT

      Dark Chocolate Gets Sweeter Every Day

      Overall chocolate sales are down, but Americans are increasingly indulging their sweet tooth with dark chocolate. The bitter, coffee-flavored treat is on the rise: Last year, dark chocolate sales surged 15% while sales of more popular milk chocolate dipped 5.5%. And boosted by claims of health benefits, dark chocolate accounted for 63% of all new chocolate products in 2006. More »

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      FDA  • Mars  • chocolate  • antioxidants  • Hershey  • flavonoids  • Nestle

    • Drinking Coffee May Fight Colon Cancer

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Aug 1, 07 11:36 AM CDT

      Drinking Coffee May Fight Colon Cancer

      Drinking three or more cups of coffee a day can cut the risk of colon cancer in half—but the benefit manifests itself only in women. What's more, Reuters reports, the research was conducted in Japan, where men drink and smoke so much that scientists had trouble controlling for those factors. More »

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      Japan  • cancer  • women  • coffee  • research  • men  • caffeine  • colon cancer  • antioxidants

  • June 2007

    • Coffee's Perks Not in the Caffeine

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 25, 07 3:59 AM CDT

      Coffee's Perks Not in the Caffeine

      Scientists have long championed coffee's health benefits, but a series of recent studies is waking them up to the fact that caffeine has nothing to do with it. Regular consumption of coffee or tea can provide protection against cancer, diabetes and heart disease, but researchers say other chemicals are responsible. More »

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      health  • cancer  • science  • heart disease  • diabetes  • coffee  • stress  • caffeine  • tea  • antioxidants

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