Green Tea polyphenols help prevent skin cancer.
Recent research on green tea, a review of the medical literature, investigated whether (EGCG) epigallocatechin gallate can be beneficial for the health of sun-exposed skin. Scientists searched the medical literature for studies that investigated the photoprotective efficacy of green tea polyphenols against ultraviolet-induced carcinogenesis known as photocarcinogenesis. The reviewers concluded that oral administration of green tea polyphenols in drinking water or the topical application of epigallocatechin gallate prevents UVB-induced skin tumor development in mice. The researchers also concluded that the mechanism of action behind green tea’s effects includes the ability to initiate DNA repair and the ability to inhibit the suppressed immunity that occurs after excessive exposure to sunlight.Read More →