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Good news and bad news on Green tea.
The good news is that researchers have identified how green tea helps fight cancer. "Scientists found that polyphenol EGCG binds to the enzyme dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) which is already an established target for chemotherapy drugs...
The green tea compound stops DHFR promoting DNA synthesis in tumour cells. It appears to work in the same way as the cancer drug methotrexate, but in practice would probably have fewer side effects."
The bad news? The same DHFR is associated with increased birth defects if the pregnant mother drinks much green tea! :(
From news-medical.net:
The research was conducted by a team of scientists at the University of Murcia (UMU), Spain , in collaboration with the John Innes Centre (JIC) Norwich, UK .
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