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Consumption of Green or Black Tea May Positively Effect Cardiovascular Disease

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Over the years, researchers have stipulated that green or black
tea consumption reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease. This
is very important because people from all walks of life
inevitably suffer from some form of this potentially deadly
disease.


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Consumption of Green or Black Tea May Positively Effect Cardiovascular Disease
Copyright (c) 2006 Jon M. Stout
Golden Moon Tea
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Over the years, researchers have stipulated that green or black
tea consumption reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease. This
is very important because people from all walks of life
inevitably suffer from some form of this potentially deadly
disease.

According to the , in 2003, there were 71,300,000 individuals
that have this disease and it claimed 910, 614 lives that year
alone. This disease does not just affect people in the United
States. It also affects international residents. In the U.K
alone, cardiovascular disease was responsible for over 23,000
deaths in 2004. In other words, every one (regardless of where
they live) is at risk for this potentially deadly disease.

With this in mind, researchers have been working diligently to
combat this illness. Numerous epidemiologic studies have
indicated that consumption of green or black tea reduces the risk
of cardiovascular disease. However, many are left wondering
"How?".

Scientists have made many assumptions about how these eas
positively affects cardiovascular disease and research is still
pending. One hypothesis states that drinking green or black tea
affects lipoproteins. However, researchers have found that
drinking green or black tea does not increase the resistance of
low-density lipoprotein to oxidation in humans or the serum lipid
concentrations in humans either.

Researchers determined this during a four week long parallel
study comprising of 45 volunteers. The study involved the
subjects drinking 900 ml (6 cups) of mineral water, black tea, or
green tea daily. Blood samples were dutifully collected from the
fasting subjects, both before and after the study. An in vitro
experiment was carried out to record the effect of adding tea
extract to plasma and the consequence on the resistance of
isolated LDL to oxidation.

Data was carefully evaluated utilizing various research
methodologies and researchers concluded that the said 900 ml
(6 cups) of the beverage did not have any substantial effect
on either serum lipid concentrations or resistance of LDL to
oxidation. However, It was determined that the large intake of
green tea did increase the total antioxidant activity of the
plasma slightly.

Nevertheless, the arresting effect of tea flavonoids on
cardiovascular disease is an open proposition and researchers are
still evaluating other probable mechanisms. For instance, many
researchers stipulate that green or black tea may have a positive
effect on the panacea and on cardiovascular disease.

Before we discuss this hypothesis further, let's take a moment
to discuss how cardiovascular disease is triggered. In some
cases, cardiovascular disease runs in families, and in other
cases it doesn't. Many of its victims experience such triggers
like high cholesterol, raised blood pressure, and obesity. In
addition, stress is thought to contribute to this disease.

As such, physicians currently prescribe a preventive diet of
fruits, vegetables, nuts, and Omega 3 fatty acids in order to
keep this disease at bay. In addition, physicians also recommend
that patients engage in regular exercise, reduce stress and
anxiety levels, and quit smoking to help prevent and keep CVD in
check. In addition, drinking black or green tea is also an
important addition on the list. However, it is still unclear the
extent to which tea helps control CVD, but researchers are not
giving up.

Animal and in vitro studies have suggested numerous and probable
cardiovascular protective mechanisms of tea which include
prohibition of oxidized LDL cholesterol, the disintegration of
the inflammatory process in atherosclerosis, reducing thrombosis,
promotion of normal endothelial function, reduction of total
plasma, and LDL cholesterol and adhesion molecules blocking
mechanisms.

In addition, the effect of tea consumption on platelet aggression
shows mixed results. A study by Duffy, et al. noted an improved
endothelial function post consumption of black tea. In addition,
researchers believe that green or black tea also positively
effect endothelial function and have found that polyphenolic
compounds in tea other than catechins are responsible for
improved endothelial function in humans.

Blood pressure is another area where the cardio-protective
properties of tea are believed to have a positive influence.
However, studies have shown that a positive effect is seen among
subjects who had been drinking tea for at least a year, if not
more. Short-term tea drinking has not made much of a difference.




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