Protective effects of tea on human health / / edited by N.K. Jain, M. Siddiqi and J. Weisburger

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910446339503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Wallingford, : CABI, 2006
• ISBN: 1-280-73604-6; 9786610736041; 1-84593-113-0
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (223 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): JainN. K (Narender Kumar); SiddiqiMaqsood; WeisburgerJ. H
• Disciplina: 615.321
• Soggetti: Tea - Health aspects; Tea - Therapeutic use
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Contents""; ""Contributors""; ""Preface""; ""Part I: General Protective Effects of Tea""; ""1 Tea is a Health-promoting Beverage in Lowering the Risk of Premature Killing Chronic Diseases: a Review""; ""2 Tea as a Rasayana""; ""3 Prophylactic Functions of Tea Catechins""; ""4 Bioavailabilities of Tea Polyphenols in Humans and Rodents""; ""5 Immunomodulatory Activity of Tea""; ""6 Antigenotoxic Activity of Tea""; ""7 Methodological Issues in Population Studies of Tea and Disease Prevention""; ""Part II: Protective Effects of Tea against Specific Ailments""; ""8 Protective Effects of Tea against Cardiovascular Diseases""""9 Potential Targets of Tea Polyphenols in Cancer Prevention""; ""10 The Tea Beverage in Chemoprevention of Prostate Cancer""; ""11 Anti-diabetic Effects of Tea and its Constituents""; ""12 Green Tea Catechins against Oxidative Stress of Renal Disease""; ""13 Hepatoprotective Properties of Tea""; ""14 Preventive Effects of Tea against Obesity""; ""15 Protective Effects of Tea against Lung/Pulmonary Ailments""; ""16 Antibacterial and Antiviral Effects of Tea â€? from Influenza to SARS""; ""17 Green Tea and the Prevention of Arthritis""""18 Chemoprevention ; Effect of Tea against Neuronal Deathâ€?Dementia""; ""19 Chemoprevention Action of Tea against Senescence/Ageing""; ""20 Tea and Oral Health""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""
• Sommario/riassunto: Bringing together the latest research from leading experts, this book provides an indispensable reference on the health benefits of drinking tea. It examines the general health giving properties of tea before moving on to a detailed review of the evidence for the beneficial effects of tea on specific ailments including cancer, the common cold, renal disease, cardiovascular disease, antiviral influenza, arthritis, lung and pulmonary ailments, aging, oral health, and dementia. The book concludes by challenging misconceptions of the effects of tea.