Further evidence of green tea's efficacy against Alzheimer's
Research from the University of South Florida reveals new insights on how green tea may help prevent Alzheimer's disease. The study shows that tea-based flavonoids and other bioactive chemicals like Epigallocatechin-3-gallate and luteolin help improve in vitro some biomarkers associated with Alzheimer's. While flavonoids have already been known to be helpful against the disease, this was the first study to identify how they correct dysfunctions in cells' energy-producing structures. According to researchers, the results of this study lend further credence to the notion that EGCG and other flavonoids can be described as "multipotent therapeutic agents". Five million Americans may live with Alzheimer's disease, according to the National Institute on Aging.