The "I have nothing Interesting to Say" Thread

Started by Lise, Feb 06 07 02:40

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Lil Me

"In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it."  Robert Heinlein

JJ

Green tea can be harmful in large quantities
10:00 05 May 2007
From New Scientist Print Edition


  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.

He stresses that up to 10 small cups of green tea a day is fine. Problems are likely in people who take supplements, which can contain up to 50 times as much polyphenol as a single cup of tea.

Yang's review cites experiments in which rodents and dogs died from liver poisoning when given very large doses of polyphenols. He also reports cases of people with liver toxicity after overdosing on green-tea-based supplements. Their symptoms disappeared when they stopped taking the pills, only to return when they started taking them again (Chemical Research in Toxicology, vol 20, p 583).      

P.C.

Weird.  That study doesn't really say anything negative about green tea.  The study isn't complete or conclusive yet and the only concerns seemed to be with highly concentrated extracts in pill form.  It also says that tea in regualr doses is beneficial to the liver.

  I'd get a second opinion....lol  
Sir Isaac Newton invented the swinging door....for the convenience of his cat.

JJ

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P.C.

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Sir Isaac Newton invented the swinging door....for the convenience of his cat.


P.C.

I'm sorry Michel.  You're disquaified.

  This thread is for things that AREN'T interesting.
Sir Isaac Newton invented the swinging door....for the convenience of his cat.

Gopher

A fool's paradise is better than none.


Gopher

A fool's paradise is better than none.

P.C.

I wonder if it's about plastic piping.
Sir Isaac Newton invented the swinging door....for the convenience of his cat.

Gopher

PC's new topic isn't about plastic piping.
A fool's paradise is better than none.


Sportsdude

paper airline ticket? what's that?
lol

 
"We can't stop here. This is bat country."

Gopher

A fool's paradise is better than none.

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