A few epidemiological studies have reported that the
incidence of coronary heart disease and cancer decreased with intake of green tea. Tea or £avonoids derived from tea have in vitro antioxidant capacity and
green tea has been shown to suppress the oxidation of
low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in vitro. Previous studies
have demonstrated that oxidation of human LDL is one
of the risk factors in the development of atherosclerosis and that dietary antioxidants lower the incidence
of coronary heart diseases