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Links to various research topics and findings on green tea health benefits. (Last updated on November 23, 2013) Green Tea - University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/herb/green-tea Tea and Cancer Prevention: Strengths and Limits of the Evidence - National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/prevention/tea TEA AND HEALTH -- An Overview of Research on the Potential Health Benefits of Tea -- http://www.teausa.com/teausa/images/2012/07/Research%20Summary%20Draft%2003-15-09.pdf Health Effects of Tea - wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_effects_of_tea A Guide to the Health Benefits of Green Tea, Compiled and Edited by Edward Esko - The Preventive Medicine Center http://www.thepmc.org/2009/12/library-health-benefits-of-green-tea/ Foods That Fight Cancer - green tea - American Institute for Cancer Research http://www.aicr.org/foods-that-fight-cancer/foodsthatfightcancer_green_tea.html

Green tea is often served at sushi restaurants not just for healthy drink, but also known to reduce risk of food poisoning. Some of the most deadly food poisoning bacteria are very sensitive to green tea polyphenols (catechins).  C. botulinum is commonly found in soil, yet most notable botulism cases come from improperly canned foods.  In order to destroy C. botulinum spores, you must cook at 120C for more than 4 minutes.  In green tea drinks due to its antimicrobial property 85C for 30 minutes can almost completely destroy.  In intestinal tract it is reported that less than 100ppm of green tea catechins is required to achieve MIC for C. botulinum. Hara et. al. (*1) shows that effects of green tea catechins (green tea polyphenols) on human intestinal bacteria.  Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium bifidum generally considered as beneficial bacteria showed significantly greater minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) to catechins while   Clostridium and Staphylococcus that c