Most of the green tea research has been done on animals.
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Bill Gorman, executive director of the Tea Council, said the research was added evidence of the benefits of drinking tea.
As a BBC trainee he worked in the most junior jobs in the newsroom in Northern Ireland, as well as doing research, and making tea, for Joan Bakewell on Heart of The Matter.
"However, it still remains to be demonstrated whether the benefits observed in the research are replicated during normal tea drinking, " he added.
The research center will focus on creating tea products for sale in China, where tea drinking trumps coffee consumption.
In January 2002, it set up a research group to study the origins of Lapsang Souchong tea, only to find that the Wuyishan Nature Reserve was the birthplace of this tea variety.
Back at Estancia Harberton, you'll have time to grab a hot drink at the tea room or explore the farm's on-site marine research center.
" He said he did his own research and concluded, "They've basically taken the flag and written tea party all over it.
He said more research would have to be carried out before patients could be advised to drink green tea after a heart attack or stroke.
Caffeine, guanine, taurine and green tea extracts all have these properties, says Ron Mendel, who has done research on diet drinks that combine these ingredients.
Simon Lowden, chief marketing officer for PepsiCo's Americas beverages, says the idea for Kickstart came about after the company learned through consumer research that Mountain Dew fans were looking for an alternative to traditional morning drinks such as coffee, tea and juice.
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