Green Tea and Longer Telomeres

From Times Online:

"Research suggests that green tea has antioxidant, antithrombotic, antiviral, antibacterial and anti-cancer properties, and may help to lower bad cholesterol. Researchers in Hong Kong also found recently that people who drank three cups a day had longer telomeres — the repetitive DNA sequences at the end of chromosomes that normally shorten with age — than others. They suggest that chemicals called flavanols in green tea help to keep cells younger. Green tea is also known to help to fight gum disease and possibly mouth cancer"

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