<p> Green tea's status as a superfood is growing gradually, as a new study has claimed that drinking the beverage could help you fight bad breath and even mouth cancer.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The study by a team from Israel's Institute of Technology found that antioxidants found in the tea, called polyphenols, destroy a number of compounds in the mouth that can lead to bad breath, tooth decay and even mouth cancer.<br /><br />The new findings will add to green tea's status as one of nature's so-called "superfoods", the Daily Mail reported.<br /><br />Past studies have suggested that green tea helps prevent cancer and heart disease and lower cholesterol -- and even ward off Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.<br />In the latest study, the researchers examined the properties of the polyphenol called epigallocatechin 3 gallate (EGCG) in particular.<br /><br />"EGCG constitute the most interesting components in green tea leaves," the researchers reported in the journal Archives of Oral Biology.<br /><br />"All together, there is increasing interest in the health benefits of green tea in the field of oral health," they said.<br /><br />Green tea is made from the same plant as black tea but processed in a different way that means it retains less caffeine and more polyphenols.<br /><br />It has been drunk in China and the Far East for thousands of years and is fast becoming popular in Britain particularly because of its health benefits.<br /><br />It's drunk without milk or sugar so it tends to contain fewer calories too.<br />"Tea polyphenols possess antiviral properties, believed to help in protection from influenza.<br /><br />Additionally green tea polyphenols can abolish halitosis through modification of odorant sulphur components," the researchers said.<br /><br />"Oral cavity, oxidative stress and inflammation consequent to cigarettes' deleterious compounds may be reduced in the presence of green tea polyphenols," they added.</p>
<p> Green tea's status as a superfood is growing gradually, as a new study has claimed that drinking the beverage could help you fight bad breath and even mouth cancer.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The study by a team from Israel's Institute of Technology found that antioxidants found in the tea, called polyphenols, destroy a number of compounds in the mouth that can lead to bad breath, tooth decay and even mouth cancer.<br /><br />The new findings will add to green tea's status as one of nature's so-called "superfoods", the Daily Mail reported.<br /><br />Past studies have suggested that green tea helps prevent cancer and heart disease and lower cholesterol -- and even ward off Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.<br />In the latest study, the researchers examined the properties of the polyphenol called epigallocatechin 3 gallate (EGCG) in particular.<br /><br />"EGCG constitute the most interesting components in green tea leaves," the researchers reported in the journal Archives of Oral Biology.<br /><br />"All together, there is increasing interest in the health benefits of green tea in the field of oral health," they said.<br /><br />Green tea is made from the same plant as black tea but processed in a different way that means it retains less caffeine and more polyphenols.<br /><br />It has been drunk in China and the Far East for thousands of years and is fast becoming popular in Britain particularly because of its health benefits.<br /><br />It's drunk without milk or sugar so it tends to contain fewer calories too.<br />"Tea polyphenols possess antiviral properties, believed to help in protection from influenza.<br /><br />Additionally green tea polyphenols can abolish halitosis through modification of odorant sulphur components," the researchers said.<br /><br />"Oral cavity, oxidative stress and inflammation consequent to cigarettes' deleterious compounds may be reduced in the presence of green tea polyphenols," they added.</p>