Aim: Tea is a traditional beverage. There are different types of tea, such as black, green, oolong, herbal and fruit teas. In recent years, there has been increased interest in herbal and fruit teas among new generations. The aim of this study was to assess the erosive potential of some herbal and fruit teas on the Turkish market. Methods: The erosive potential of five fruit and six herbal teas...

BACKGROUND Inorganic forms of arsenic are much more highly toxic to humans than organic species. Their effects include being carcinogenic, genotoxic and neurotoxic, where in the latter case, above all, they affect nervous system development in the foetus, infants and children. The main foodstuffs contributing significantly to its total dietary intake are drinking water, rice (and its products),...

objectives: biomechanical preparation and irrigation with antimicrobial solutions are necessary to disinfect the root canal space. this in vitro study aimed to examine the antifungal effect of green tea extract on candida albicans biofilm formed on tooth substrate. materials and methods: minimum fungicidal concentration (mfc) and minimum inhibitory concentration at which 90% of the isolates wer...

background: this study aims at investigating the possible effects of different daily doses of green tea (gt) intake for eight weeks on certain anthropometric, metabolic, and oxidative stress biomarkers of diabetic patients. materials and methods: this randomized clinical trial included 63 patients with type 2 diabetes (30 males and 33 females). after a two-week run-in period without green tea, ...

Intake of flavonoids is associated with a reduced cardiovascular risk. Oxidation of LDL is a major step in atherogenesis, and antioxidants may protect LDL from oxidation. Because tea is an important source of flavonoids, which are strong antioxidants, we have assessed in a randomized, placebo-controlled study the effect of consumption of black and green tea and of intake of isolated green tea p...

The main goal of this study was to compare effects of ethanol-soluble fractions prepared from various types of teas on sucrose-induced hyperlipidemia in 5-week old male Sprague-Dawley rats. Rats (n 5 6–8 per group) weighed approximately 200 g were randomly divided into control diet, sucrose-rich diet, green tea, oolong tea and black tea groups. Control-diet group was provided with modified AIN-...

Prostate cancer (PCa) now remains the 2nd most frequently diagnosed cancer. In recent years, chemoprevention for PCa becomes a possible concept. Especially, many phytochemicals rich foods are suggested to lower the risk of cancer. Among these foods, green tea is considered as effective prevention for various cancers. However, clinical trials and previous meta-analyses on the relationship betwee...

background: physical exercise and herbal treatment with antioxidant property induce a favorable effect on glucose metabolism in diabetic patients. the aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of resistance training combined with green tea extract consumption on blood glucose and lipid profile in diabetic rats. forty male wistar diabetic rats aged 5 months and weights 290 ± 20 wer...