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fazdazzle
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Milk wrecks the health benefits of tea (& probably others)

#8861126 - 09/01/08 03:08 PM (18 years, 7 days ago)

I was doing some research on casein, which is a protein found in dairy products, when I came across this section of the casein wikipedia page:

Blocking positive effects of tea

A study of Charité Hospital in Berlin showed that adding milk to tea will block some of the normal, healthful effects that tea has in protecting against cardiovascular disease (Lorenz 2007). It does this because casein from the milk binds to the molecules in tea that cause the arteries to relax, especially a catechin molecule called EGCG. One of the researchers told New Scientist magazine that "t probably also blocks tea's effect on other things, such as cancer."[5] However a similar study by Reddy et. al. (2005) suggests that the addition of milk to tea does not alter the antioxidant activity in vivo[6] and the cardiovascular effect remains controversial.[7][8]

[5] http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn10913?DCMP=NLC-nletter&nsref=dn10913

So if casein binds to catechols and possibly other flavonoids, then I doubt it is limited to tea...

http://www.springerlink.com/content/g450j116614w3751/

I knew coffee contained antioxidants but I didn't know what type they were. The journal above offers a sample page of the article, which describes the high content of catechols in coffee. Most people put tons of milk in coffee...and I'm sure the antioxidant properties of coffee is being absolved in doing so.

The same would probably go for people who drink wine (which contains flavonoids) and eat cheese.

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Re: Milk wrecks the health benefits of tea (& probably others)

[Re: fazdazzle]
#13750955 - 01/08/11 06:49 AM (15 years, 7 months ago)

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