Green tea could keep HIV at bay

From Sheffield University in the UK and Baylor University in the USA; scientists have discovered that a component of green tea called epigallocatechin gallate, or EGCG, prevents HIV from binding to our immune system cells by getting there first. Once EGCG has bound to our immune system cells there is no room for HIV to take hold.
Professor Mike Williamson, from the Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology at the University of Sheffield and who worked on the study, said: "Our research shows that drinking green tea could reduce the risk of becoming infected by HIV, and could also slow down the spread of HIV."