A beneficial compound found in green tea, a polyphenol called EGCG, has a powerful ability to increase the number of 'regulatory T cells' that play a key role in immune function and suppression of autoimmune disease. This compound has shown to help control inflammation, improve immune function and prevent cancer. Pharmaceutical drugs perform similar roles but they have problems with toxicity. Natural food products may provide a long-term, sustainable way to accomplish this same goal, but without toxicity.
Immunology Letters, May 2011
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