Now in a combined study from China and the US, researchers say that regular consumption of green tea may reduce a woman’s risk of breast cancer by about 12 per cent. Tea has been used as an alternative medicine in China for thousands of years. In China, tea has been hailed as a miracle elixir with the power to do almost everything from lowering stress hormones and soothing the symptoms of PMS to protecting against disease.
Tea has been used as an alternative medicine in China for thousands of years. In China, tea has been hailed as a miracle elixir with the power to do almost everything from lowering stress hormones and soothing the symptoms of PMS to protecting against disease.
Now it seems that the Western hemisphere is starting to take notice of this beverage’s potential health benefits. In particular, research on the health benefits of green tea progressed in leaps and pounds over the last few years.
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At the end of the study, the researchers concluded that regular
consumption of green tea was associated with a ‘slightly decreased risk
for breast cancer’ of 12 per cent, compared to those who didn’t drink green tea.It may be a modest risk reduction; however, it still is a risk reduction. Sounds good to me.
In addition to the potential anti-cancer benefits, other studies
have reported a range of health benefits for green tea and its
extracts, including the potential to promote weight loss, and
protection against Alzheimer’s.
Jan 302009
