The antioxidant craze
A lot of advertising today assumes that the more antioxidants a product contains, the healthier it is for you. For example, white tea has more antioxidants than green tea. This leads many to believe that it is more healthy. It is true that it has more antioxidants, but there is no real evidence that it is healthier for you. Cyanide is an antioxidant. Yerba Mate is a "super antioxidant," yet it probably promotes cancer:
"Mate consumption was significantly associated with an increased risk of developing esophageal cancer and showed a clear dose response, with a relative risk of 2.84 ... for those drinking more than 1 liter/day of mate as compared with nondrinkers", things got even worse for those "drinking mate at a very hot temperature": they were at a FURTHER 87% risk in increase vs. those drinking warm to hot mate, "after adjusting for cumulative consumption of mate."
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Actually, I just read your bio that offers your disclaimer: "This blog will be sarcastic and many times wrong. . ."
Okay. At least you admit it.
Be well. (no sarcasm)
Hello,
Nothing wrong with a little healthy skepticism--or skepticism about health, as your case may be. But what is your basis for saying, "there is no real evidence that [white tea] is healthier for you"? The statement implies that there is no evidence that the antioxidants in green teas and in white teas are good for the human body; that implication is, well, false. Your post also implies that cyanide is equivalent to green teas' and white teas' antioxidants, which is, well, irresponsible.