U of L researchers find green tea might ease sleep disorders
Business First of Louisville - 2008-05-23

A new University of Louisville study shows that drinking green tea might ease memory problems and confusion brought about by sleep disorders.

The study was led by David Gozal, professor and director of the Kosair Children's Hospital Research Institute. In it, two groups of rats were subjected to periodic oxygen depletion that mimicked nightly breathing patterns of obstructive sleep apnea.

Green tea catechins polyphenols -- compounds in the green tea -- appear to make the brain less susceptible to oxygen loss caused by sleep disordered breathing, the university said in the release.

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