Health Effects of Tea and Its Catechins Mystery of Tea Catechins

This text is a comprehensive overview of the historical use of green tea and a description of its beneficial effects against certain diseases such as cancer, hypertension, diabetes, obesity, arteriosclerosis, and various forms of senile dementia. It reviews scientific and clinical data, including in vitro and in vivo animal experiments and epidemiologic and clinical experiments on human subjects. It includes the most recent findings on the ability of tea components to inhibit bacteria and influenza and HIV viruses.Kuroda, Yukiaki is the author of 'Health Effects of Tea and Its Catechins Mystery of Tea Catechins' with ISBN 9780306482076 and ISBN 030648207X.