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Ella Lane <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 25 Mar 1998 10:46:01 -0400
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Hi there! I found something interesting concerning tea that might grab some of you paleodieters' attention.LONDON (March 22) XINHUA - American scientists have discovered that
  drinking half a cup of tea a day can double a woman's chances of getting
  pregnant, The Sunday Times reported.

  It is the latest piece of research suggesting the health benefits of
  tea, the British newspaper said.

  A 12-month study of 200 women who were trying to get pregnant found that
  those who drank coffee or soft drinks were no more or less likely to be
  pregnant but tea drinkers had twice the chance.

  Throughout the study each woman completed questionnaires about their
  intake of coffee, tea and soft drinks as well as other factors that may
  influence the ability to conceive, such as smoking, exercise and alcohol
  consumption.

  Researchers from the Kaiser Permanent Medical Program in California said
  they cannot fully explain the findings, but they believed that tea may
  contain vital ingredients that help the fertilized egg through the
  crucial first weeks of life.

  Studies showed that polyphenolic compounds found in tea have the ability
  to inhibit chromosomal aberrations which could increase fertility by
  decreasing the number of nonviable embryos.

  Tea also contains a substance called hypoxanthine, which is an important
  component of fluid in a woman's ovaries that helps eggs mature during
  the menstrual cycle, researchers said.  >>

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