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Apnea-related cognitive issues may be treated with green tea
Chemicals found in green tea may be able to stave off the cognitive deficits that occur with obstructive sleep apnea, according to a study published in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine second issue for May 2008 .
Researchers examined the effects green tea polyphenols, administered through drinking water, on rats who were intermittently deprived of oxygen during 12-hour "night" cycles, mimicking the intermittent hypoxia that humans with obstructive sleep apnea experience.
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