Journal
TOXICOLOGY LETTERS
Volume 220, Issue 1, Pages 82-87Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2013.04.010
Keywords
Flavanoids; Toxicity; Green Tea; Black Tea; Oolong Tea; Pu-er Tea
Categories
Funding
- Jaypee Institute of Information Technology
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Tea is one of the most popularly consumed beverage. Depending on the manufacturing process, different varieties of tea can be produced. The antioxidative and antimutagenic potential of tea in cardiovascular diseases, cancer and obesity have long been studied. These therapeutic and nutritional benefits of tea can be attributed to the presence of flavanoids. However, these flavanoids also have certain detrimental effects on human health when their consumption exceeds certain limits. The toxicity of these flavanoids can be attributed to the formation of reactive oxygen species in the body which causes damage to the DNA, lipid membranes etc. The aim of this review is to summarize briefly, the less studied evidences of various forms of toxicity associated with tea and its harmful effects on human health. (c) 2013 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available