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- PATSCRU, on 10/12/2007, -5/+78i'm *****.
- Shizlanski, on 10/12/2007, -1/+71Oxygen can be harmful in large quantities...
- unloud, on 10/12/2007, -2/+67Crazy! Next thing you know, they'll be telling me that water is dangerous in large quantities too.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+54The article says up to 10 cups a day is fine. It's those supplements that are like drinking 50 cups at once that ***** you.
"everything in moderation"... Don't take any supplements unless told to by your doctor, and even then.. . - Murdats, on 10/12/2007, -2/+53omfg, why do you people force us to use the /sarcasm tag
it takes away from the joke when you have to whisper "that was a joke, three blonds didnt really walk into a bar" - snypa, on 10/12/2007, -0/+36Exactly, this can be said for anything, too much of anything can ***** you up.
- sabbac, on 10/12/2007, -2/+33Everything is harmful in large quantities.
- carpespasm, on 10/12/2007, -0/+18this just in, some wine in your diet is good for you, too much can harm your liver
some sun is good for you, too much gives you skin cancer
some fruit is good for you, too much gives you the runs.
everything in moderation guys. - ronpaulsucks, on 10/12/2007, -1/+18Common Sense is not harmful in large quantities.
- elnerdo, on 10/12/2007, -2/+18Health tip: EVERYTHING is harmful in large quantities.
- rompom7, on 10/12/2007, -19/+33Well actually... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperhydration
- jerbaker, on 10/12/2007, -0/+14Well I'm glad they told us how much is dangerous.
- Easty, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11I wonder what will be dangerous next week?
My money's on parsnips. - PaulOwen, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11The article ACTUALLY says that green tea can be harmful only if the person has taken polyphenol supplements.
Using the same logic, if you take 95% of your RDA of vitamin D in a supplement, sunshine can be bad for you. In reality, to overdose on vitamin D from sunshine, you'd need to be sitting on mercury's equator.
This article is pseudo-science at its worst - shame on Chung Yang and Rutgers University of New Jersey for sponsoring it. - lazyeyesam, on 10/12/2007, -4/+15@jellomizer
Please tell me you don't teach science.
Oxygen != Oxidant
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxidant - karlyguy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9most things are bad for you if you eat gallons of it at once. do you know how much tea it would take to make you sick?
- KLowD9x, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9Keep your special circumstances to yourself.
I was talking about constipation. - jellomizer, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9At 20 cups a day I wouldn't worry about Green-Tea I would worry about green-pee
- Murdats, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7damn straight, them drug companies wanted to stop me selling my 100% natural suppliment.
somethign about arsnic being lethal or something, but who cares, its all a conspiricy to shut down the little guys - unloud, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Especially money.
- brstilson, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Damn straight. How dare they stop "the little guy" from selling me pills with 100000% my daily value of B6!
- dippyskoodlez, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8THIS JUST IN.
STUPIDITY is dangerous in large quanititys!
More at 11! - mehan, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6wow, some sarcasm-impaired mofos in here...
- daines88, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Buried as lame... everything can harm you in large quantities.
- digggggggggg, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4The article could be applied to just about anything.
Water is good for you, but only if drunk in moderation. While the dihydrogen monoxide that constitutes water is credited with preventing dehydration and subsequent death, it seems they can cause liver and kidney damage if consumed in very large quantities, reviews of water have shown. - Pres, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Here's the full study:
Possible Controversy over Dietary Polyphenols: Benefits vs Risks
Lambert, J. D.; Sang, S.; Yang, C. S.
Chem. Res. Toxicol.; 2007; 20(4); 583-585. DOI: 10.1021/tx7000515
HTML: http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/sample.cgi/crtoec/2007/20/i04/html/tx7000515.html
PDF: http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/sample.cgi/crtoec/2007/20/i04/pdf/tx7000515.pdf - PueSi, on 10/12/2007, -4/+7Except money.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4I thought I read about this in Men's Health last year...
- synthsrkl, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3everything in moderation. especially moderation.
- melllvar37, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3what about those ice-tea like "green-teas" ?
- danarama, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3they're tea powder and suger, worse
- starfisch, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5i thought it was common sense that anything can be harmful in large quantities
- blemisher, on 10/12/2007, -5/+7The title led me to believe that 5 cups a day may have me at risk for becomming or urinating a green color... Luckily it is regarding these concentrated pills which have 25x the concentration content of your average drink :P
- manogamez, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I'd like to see someone die by broccoli.
- karpathia09, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3now we dont know what is good for us anymore
- manogamez, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2http://www.energyfiend.com/death-by-caffeine/
Pick your poison. - brstilson, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5WHy are you digging him down, it's true.
In large quantities, it causes electrolyte imbalance, excessive urination, and stomach cramps. Heck, even BREATHING it causes suffocation, which can result in brain damage or death. - Ngai, on 10/12/2007, -6/+8Doesn't tea also block iron?...
That can't be good for women... - KineticShampoo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Isn't it common knowledge that too much of ANYTHING no matter how "good" or "bad" it is WILL ***** you up? :S
Play safe and don't over do it. - HPSauce, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Everything that's good for you is also bad for you, if scientists have their way. Did you know breathing is bad for you? Something about increasing the intake of free radicals in your lungs.
Just don't go overboard on any food type - in fact, anything in life. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Ugh. More crap reporting.
Before people start freaking out, I'm sure "large quantities" is something like 50+ gallons a day, which you won't even come anywhere close to drinking... so it's rather moot.
Plus they're talking about SUPPLEMENTS. Even if you did drink a ton of green tea, your body would process it out at a rate so fast that it would be impossible to remotely get any of those effects. I think you'd die from a sort of water intoxication before any kidney/liver failure. - foamweapons, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Anti-Green Tea Propaganda!!!
Why even report this if you can drink 10 cups of green tea a day (I drink 5), and not be affected? Let's see if the same holds true for coffee, soft drinks, or energy drinks. I highly doubt it. But no one will fund those studies. I'm sure American companies worried that tea is being favored more and more by coffee-drinkers have plenty of money to fund studies to check for toxicity of an obscure ingredient found naturally in Green Tea.
High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) is in almost all beverages in the U.S., and it causes a wide-range of health problems including obesity. That's what New Scientist should be reporting... not that high-dose concentrations of 50 cups of green-tea causes problems. How the ***** does that knowledge change anything with green tea drinkers... well it doesn't because I'm a green tea baller that just ordered another shipment straight outta China today... respeKt - fastfood15, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1it is... i'm not kidding.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication - caramelMangoMan, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Hi guys I work at a company called Gold Group, and we are currently running a campaign for our client Lipton, meant to call attention to the healthy benefits of tea! The site for the campaign is located at fightindooritis.com, it features some fun videos and messages you can send to friends, as well as a rebate for up to $15 savings on Lipton teas! We hope you find the site interesting and are able to share it with your friends and readers.
- 47knight, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Everything is bad for you in large quantities.
- naturewoman56, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1It's a point that needs to be made, since many people manage to take something beneficial (like polyphenols) and overdose on them. I have no doubt that severe dieters are on the top of that list. Balance (and moderation) are such an important part of maintaining good health. (See http://www.organic-nature-news.com/health-benefits-of-tea.html.)
- ielliott, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I had a kidney stone last October that was attributed to my recent indulgence in green tea.
- JorgeGT, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1These two may be also harmful but... I would rather die than living a whole life without them. Wait while I grab some chocolate...
- ckasprzak, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1This just sings the tune that it's all about moderation FOR ANYTHING!
- itsameericle, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Everything is good in moderation, including moderation.
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