Saturday, July 4, 2026 Evidence-led medical research news
The First Cohort
Medical research, with the receipts

polyphenols

2 stories tagged "polyphenols"

Nutrition & Food

Your Kombucha Is Only as Good as the Tea You Brewed It From

A new five-tea kombucha study finds the antioxidant punch depends almost entirely on the tea you start with, with green and oolong on top and the label never telling you.

Nutrition & Food

Brewed tea has the longevity receipts. The supplement aisle has a liver problem.

A 2025 review finds 1.5 to 2 cups of brewed tea daily correlate with about 10% lower all-cause and 14% lower cardiovascular mortality. The EGCG-extract supplements built on the same chemistry have been linked to over 100 liver-injury cases, while bubble tea can match a Coke for sugar.