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This is sort of the reason we invented pills.

• ucaetano 10y ago
  Exactly! But sadly, a lot of people will read the headlines as "if I drink green tea, I'm preventing bone-marrow diseases".
  • mhurron 10y ago
    Pills packaging powdered remains of fruits sell very well, I'm sure people will be fine.
    • ucaetano 10y ago
      I wouldn't be so sure: https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/01/fda-confirms-toxicity-of-homeopathic-baby-products-maker-refuses-to-recall/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/01/fda-confirms-toxicit... "After investigating reports that more than 400 babies were sickened and 10 died in connection with homeopathic teething products, the Food and Drug Administration confirmed Friday that it had indeed found elevated levels of the toxic substance, belladonna, in the products."
• baldfat 10y ago
  KIDNEY STONES if they contain the tea leaf. Now green and white teas have catechins which may help break down kidney stones but those are break down when exposed to oxygen or sunlight.
  • samstave 10y ago
    How are these compounds prevented from sunlight induced breakdown if they occur in the leaf of a plant?
    • grzm 10y ago
      They're part of a living system that actively repairs, (re)generates the compounds. Same type of thing that prevents you from decomposing while you're still alive.
• QUFB 10y ago
  And there are at least 60 cases of liver damage, including many fatalities, caused by Green Tea extract: http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/green-tea-extract-diet-cbc-marketplace-1.3964073 http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/green-tea-extract-diet-cbc-mar...
  • samstave 10y ago
    What about Tumeric extract and also intravenous vitamin-C?