Protective effects of tea on human health /

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2006.
• Subjects: Tea > Therapeutic use.; Tea.; Catechin > therapeutic use.; Tea > Health aspects.; Camellia sinensis.; Phytotherapy > methods.; Plant Extracts > therapeutic use.; Crop Produce.; Food Composition and Quality.; Food Chemistry, (New June 2002); Nutrition related Disorders and Therapeutic Nutrition.; Man.; Disease prevention.; Food consumption.; Food intake.; Health.; Health protection.; Human diseases.; Electronic books.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 211 pages) : illustrations, charts; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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This book provides information on the preventive and therapeutic value of tea against different diseases. It was conceived in order to provide the consuming public scientifically supported data on the health benefits of tea drinking and to inform tea scientists about the status of research in their areas of interest.