with low amounts of iron in their diet. For this reason
tea should not be drunk with meals.Parental concerns
Parents should be aware that the safe dose of
many herbal supplements has not been establsihed
for children. Accidental overdose may occur if chil-
dren are give adult herbal supplements.Resources
BOOKS
Fragakis, Allison.The Health Professional’s Guide to Popu-
lar Dietary SupplementsChicago: American Dietetic
Association, 2003
Heiss, Mary Lou.Green tea: 50 Hot Drinks, Cool Quenchers,
and Sweet and Savory Treats.Boston: Harvard Com-
mon Press, 2006.
PDR for Herbal Medicines,3rd ed. Montvale, NJ: Thomp-
son Healthcare, 2004.
Pierce, Andrea.The American Pharmaceutical Association
Practical Guide to Natural Medicines.New York: Wil-
liam Morrow, 1999.
Tracy, Timothy S. and Richard L. Kingston, eds.Herbal
Products: Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacology.
Totowa, NJ, Humana Press, 2007.
Wildman, Robert E. C., ed.Handbook of Nutraceuticals and
Functional Foods,2nd ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC/Tay-
lor&Francis, 2007.
PERIODICALS
Hoshiyama, Y. et al. ‘‘Green Tea and Stomach Cancer—A
Short Review of Prospective Studies.’’Journal of Epi-
demiology2005, suppl. 2 (June 15, 2005):S109-12.
‘‘Common Dietary Supplements for Weight Loss.’’Ameri-
can Family Physician70, no. 9 (November 1,2004):1731-8.<http://www.aafp.org/afp/20041101/
1731.html>
ORGANIZATIONS
Alternative Medicine Foundation. P. O. Box 60016, Poto-
mac, MD 20859. Telephone: (301) 340-1960. Fax: (301)
340-1936. Website:<http://www.amfoundation.org>
National Center for Complementary and Alternative
Medicine Clearinghouse. P. O. Box 7923, Gathersburg,
MD 20898. Telephone: (888) 644-6226. TTY: (866)
464-3615. Fax: (866) 464-3616. Website:<http://
nccam.nih.gov>
OTHER
American Cancer Society. ‘‘Green Tea.’’ American Cancer
Society, October 3, 2005.<http://www.cancer.org/
docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3x_green_tea.asp?
sitearea=ETO>
Medline Plus. ‘‘Green Tea (Camellia sinensis).’’ U. S.
National Library of Medicine, August 1, 2006.<http://
http://www.nlm.nih/gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/
patient-green_tea.html>
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Med-
icine. ‘‘Green Tea.’’ National Center for Complemen-
tary and Alternative Medicine, May 2006.<http://
nccam.nih.gov/health/greentea/index.htm>
Maryland Medical Center Programs Center for Integrative
Medicine. ‘‘Green Tea.’’ University of Maryland Med-
ical Center, April 2002.<http://www.umm.edu/
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