Drinking Green Tea to Prevent Artery Explosion (IMAGE)

Kyoto University

Drinking Green Tea to Prevent Artery Explosion

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Abdominal aortic aneurysm develop less frequently in rats that drank green tea polyphenol, says new research by a Kyoto University team. Without treatment, abdominal aortic aneurysms eventually rupture and lead to death 50 percent of the time.

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