TY - BOOK ID - 8355146 TI - Tea in health and disease prevention PY - 2013 SN - 0123849381 0123849373 9780123849373 9780123849380 PB - London : Elsevier, DB - UniCat KW - Tea KW - Therapeutic use. KW - Health aspects. KW - Camellia sinensis KW - Camellia thea KW - Camellia theifera KW - Camellias UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:8355146 AB - While there have been many claims of the benefits of teas through the years, and while there is nearly universal agreement that drinking tea can benefit health, there is still a concern over whether the lab-generated results are representative of real-life benefit, what the risk of toxicity might be, and what the effective-level thresholds are for various purposes. Clearly there are still questions about the efficacy and use of tea for health benefit. This book presents a comprehensive look at the compounds in black, green, and white teas, their reported benefits (or toxicity risks) ER -