Tea in health and disease prevention [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Victor R. Preedy

• Pubblicazione: London, : Elsevier, 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (1612 p.)
• Disciplina: 613.2; 615.321; 615/.321
• Soggetto topico: Tea - Therapeutic use; Tea - Health aspects
• Altri autori: PreedyVictor R
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Tea, tea drinking and varieties -- pt. 2. Miscellaneous teas and tea types : non-camellia sinensis -- section 3. Manufacturing and processing -- section 4. Compositional and nutritional aspects -- section 5. General protective aspects of tea-related compounds -- section 6. Focused areas, specific tea compounds and effects on tissue and organ systems -- section 7. Behavior and brain -- section 8. Adverse effects of tea and tea-related products -- section 9. Comparison of tea and coffee in health and disease.
• Sommario/riassunto: While there have been many claims of the benefits of teas through the years, and while there is nearly universal agreement that drinking tea can benefit health, there is still a concern over whether the lab-generated results are representative of real-life benefit, what the risk of toxicity might be, and what the effective-level thresholds are for various purposes. Clearly there are still questions about the efficacy and use of tea for health benefit. This book presents a comprehensive look at the compounds in black, green, and white teas, their reported benefits (or toxicity risks)
• Titolo autorizzato: Tea in health and disease prevention
• ISBN: 0-12-384938-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910785962503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II