with borderline diabetes      In this study sixty men and women with borderline diabetes between the ages of 32 to 73 consumed either Green Tea powder or placebo daily for two months. The powdered Green Tea supplied a daily dose of 544 mg of Polyphenols. Then they switched groups for the second two months.

     Several epidemiological studies support the view that Green Tea or flavonoids reduce the risk of cardiovascular heart disease. This study was undertaken to determine the short-to medium-term effect of a green tea extract on vascular function and lipid peroxidation as compared with placebo.      In the study 14 healthy women, none of whom were receiving any medical treatment had their circulation checked after the use of either a Green Tea Extract or inactive placebo over a five week period.

     High consumption of two types of flavonoids -- antioxidant chemicals found in plant foods -- may help protect women from ovarian cancer, research from Italy suggests. Dr. Maria Rossi, of Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche "Mario Negri" in Milan, and her colleagues found that the women who took in the most isoflavones and flavonols were the least likely to have ovarian cancer.

    The cholesterol-lowering, triglyceride-lowering drug fenofibrate (Tricor) in combination with the popular supplement coenzyme Q10, or CoQ, appears to have beneficial effects for people with type 2 diabetes and mildly impaired heart function, researchers report. Fenofibrate works by inhibiting the formation of cholesterol and also improving its excretion. The drug also lowers VLDL and improves HDL levels and previous research indicates it decreases the risk of some cardiovascular events but did not decrease the risk of dying.