Green Tea
Inhibits Cancers of Small Intestine, Stomach and Colon in Animals
Study description: Green
tea extract and EGCg were given to lab animals, who were then exposed to
the powerful carcinogens ENNG (N-ethyl-N’-nitro-N-nitroguanidine) and
MNNG (N-methyl-N’-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine).
Type of study: Animal
What happened: Green tea
extract and EGCg inhibited the formation of cancers of the small
intestine, stomach and colon.
Researchers' conclusion:
“These findings suggest that EGCG and GTE [green tea extract] are useful
in preventing gastrointestinal carcinogenesis…”
Citation: Yamane T,
Nakatani H, Kikuoka N, et al. Inhibitory effects and toxicity of green
tea polyphenols for gastrointestinal carcinogenesis. Cancer
1996;77(8 Suppl):1662-67. (Click
here to read PubMed study abstract.)
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