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Tea and Body Weight
Bioactive Compounds in Tea
Tea Provides Profound Health Benefits
- Tea drinking may play a role in helping to prevent cells from becoming cancerous;
- Tea may play a role in enhancing the effect of chemotherapy drugs used for treating certain cancers; and
- Flavonoids in tea, among other compounds present in tea leaves, may help ward off inflammation and vascular damage linked to chronic conditions associated with aging.