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Green Tea Can Be Harmful in Large Quantities

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posted on May, 6 2007 @ 09:39 AM
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Green Tea Can Be Harmful in Large Quantities


www.newscientist.com

Green tea is good for you, but only if drunk in moderation. While the polyphenols in green tea are credited with preventing heart disease and cancer, it seems they can cause liver and kidney damage if consumed in very large quantities, a review of studies into the toxicity of polyphenols has shown.

"People shouldn't be too alarmed by this, but those taking supplements may experience problems," says lead author Chung Yang of Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.
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posted on May, 6 2007 @ 09:39 AM
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Just goes to show, too much of a good thing is often NOT a good thing.

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posted on May, 6 2007 @ 02:13 PM
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I drink two or three cups of decaf green tea with ginkgo a day, so I guess I'm under the limit.

But I can understand people taking supplement pills overdoing it. Still... for someone to consume that much, that's a lot of pills!



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