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Green Tea and Cancer – The Power of Prevention
July 20, 2012 | Elizabeth Renter
Is there anything that green tea can’t do? A Japanese study found
that consuming five cups of green tea each day could work to prevent the
development of cancer. They say the study took place over a ten year
period and found that green tea was remarkably effective in cancer
prevention. Needless to say,
the green tea and cancer relationship is certainly not a new one.
The Repeatedly Shown Relationship Between Green Tea and Cancer
The study analyzed consumption among 40,000 Japanese subjects, taking
gender, age, lifestyle and health into consideration. Dr. Toru Naganuma
of Tohoku University concluded drinking green tea may have a favorable
prevention effect for “particular cancers.” Those who drank five or more
cups were analyzed against those who drank less than a single cup of
green tea daily. The study subjects’ health was also analyzed “in
context of alcohol, soybean and fish consumption.”
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What was found is that five cups of green tea each day could reduce
the risk of lymph cancers by up to 48%, and blood cancers by 42%. Of
course this isn’t the only research shedding light on the relationship
between green tea and cancer.
Other findings also show how green tea can fight
cancer cell growth by significantly reducing the number of lymphocytes. According to
The Telegraph:
Many cases of CLL progress slowly, and often treatment
involves an early stage of “watchful waiting” before patients are given
strong treatments. Researchers hope that EGCG could stabilize the
disease for many patients in the early stage or improve the success
rates of other therapies like chemotherapy.
Green tea is rich in antioxidants, which are known to protect the
body’s tissues from damage by free radicals. These antioxidants are
commonly associated with the prevention of other conditions like heart
disease, Alzheimer’s and other degenerative diseases. What’s fantastic
about green tea is that it protects against a whole host of illnesses
and diseases, so many people are actually helping to prevent cancer when
consuming green tea to help prevent other health issues.
In addition to the green tea and cancer relationship, this beverage has also been tied to:
Attaining Enough Green Tea
Five cups of green tea may seem like a lot, but those who only drank
one or less per day simply didn’t have the same results in this
research.
How can you fit five cups in?
- Consider swapping your morning coffee (or at lease one cup of it) for a cup of tea.
- Have a cup of tea after each meal, taking advantage of its digestive benefits.
- Steep it ahead of time and add it to smoothies and other recipes.
- A cup of tea at the end of the day is a great way to unwind.
Additional Sources:
The Telegraph
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