Latest Research
The Tea Advisory Panel publishes reviews and reports on black tea and health and also sponsors various research papers and studies. You can read the full reports by clicking on the relevant title.
For more details about any of these reviews or reports, please contact the TAP press office via: Emma Sanderson or Nicky Smith on 0207 7058989
Papers and reviews:
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| Title | Date | Category | Description | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The effects of chronic tea intake on platelet activation and inflammation: a double-blind placebo controlled trial | 5 October 2007 | Health Research Archive | Tea drinking appears to protect against the development of coronary heart disease (CHD), but the mediating pathways are uncertain. | Read |
| Caffeine, fluid-electrolyte balance, temperature regulation, and exercise-heat tolerance | 5 October 2007 | Health Research Archive | Dietitians, exercise physiologists, athletic trainers, and other sports medicine personnel commonly recommend that exercising adults and athletes refrain from caffeine use because it is a diuretic, and it may exacerbate dehydration and hyperthermia. | Read |
| Caffeine and the kidney: what evidence right now? | 5 October 2007 | Health Research Archive | Caffeine, or 1, 3, 7-trimethylxanthine, is one of the most frequently consumed active drugs worldwide. | Read |
| Acute EGCG Supplementation Reverses Endothelial Dysfunction in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease | 22 June 2007 | Health Research Archive | Epidemiological studies demonstrate an inverse relation between dietary flavonoid intake and cardiovascular risk. | Read |
| Black tea improves endothelial function in renal transplant recipients | 22 June 2007 | Health Research Archive | Endothelial damage and dysfunction are commonplace in renal transplant recipients. | Read |
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