Consumption of green tea causes rapid increase in plasma antioxidant power in humans.
Green tea contains polyphenolic antioxidants that have shown anticarcinogenic properties in animal and in vitro experimental studies. Current data regarding absorption and bioavailability of tea antioxidants in humans, however, are conflicting. In this study, plasma and urine antioxidant power after...
| Publicado en: | Nutrition & Cancer Vol. 34; no. 1; pp. 83 - 84 |
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| Autores principales: | , , , |
| Formato: | clinical trial research Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
1999
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