Five Cups and More of Green Tea Billed as Best Defense from Cancer, Says Japanes

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Five Cups and More of Green Tea Billed as Best Defense from Cancer, Says

Japanese Research

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by Frank Mangano, citizen journalist

 

 

(NaturalNews) Moderation in all things may typically be the best route to

all-around health, but when it comes to green tea consumption, moderation

does not equal disease prevention. In fact, as many as five cups of green

tea or more - clearly not a moderate amount - is believed to be the best

defense from cancer.

 

If you`re looking to cut back on your five cups of coffee a day but are at

a loss for what to replace your coffee-fill with, green tea is the perfect

substitution solution.

 

The latest study to tout the benefits of _green tea_

(http://www.naturalnews.com/green_tea.html) hails from the Tohoku School of

Medicine based in

_Japan_ (http://www.naturalnews.com/Japan.html) , a country whose population

is awash in green _tea consumption_

(http://www.naturalnews.com/tea_consumption.html) (the most commonly consumed

beverage in a country of 127

million).

 

Charting how green tea affected _cancer_

(http://www.naturalnews.com/cancer.html) diagnoses of the nearly 42,000 men

and women involved required a

_food_ (http://www.naturalnews.com/food.html) frequency questionnaire,

which was administered to the participants at the start of the nine-year study.

The study`s researchers followed up with the participants throughout,

charting both their _health_ (http://www.naturalnews.com/health.html) and

their diets to see if what, if anything, changed.

 

In that nine-year period, things did change for about 320 of the

participants. One hundred and ninety three of the men and women involved were

stricken with _blood_ (http://www.naturalnews.com/blood.html) cancer, and

another

119 were stricken with a cancer of the lymph nodes.

 

When researchers looked at what the participants ate and drank over the

near decade-long study, they found some commonalities in the drinking

decisions of cancer-stricken participants and those unaffected.

 

Not so much what they drank, though, but rather how much.

 

Virtually all of the participants drank at least one cup of green tea per

day, but the people who drank five cups or more were 40 percent less likely

to be diagnosed with blood cancer and about 50 percent less likely to be

diagnosed with cancer of the lymph nodes.

 

The Japanese study - published in the American Journal of Epidemiology -

does not go so far as to say there`s a causal relationship between green tea

consumption and cancer diagnosis (i.e. that drinking more directly impacts

the risk of being diagnosed with cancer), but it might as well have, for

this study is the latest one to be added to the scores of studies that link

_cancer prevention_ (http://www.naturalnews.com/cancer_prevention.html)

with green tea consumption. Past studies have linked green tea consumption to

ovarian cancer prevention, prostate cancer prevention, bladder cancer

prevention, breast cancer prevention, even lung cancer prevention (the

deadliest

form of cancer).

 

The study did not make any conclusions as to what component of green tea

has anti-cancer properties, but past studies indicate its likely green tea`s

high polyphenol content. Besides green tea leaves, polyphenols are found

in the skins of various fruits and vegetables and are extolled for their

disease-fighting prowess, Alzheimer`s and heart _disease_

(http://www.naturalnews.com/disease.html) among them.

 

There are many green teas from which to choose, some every bit as good as

others. Always opt for organically brewed tea, paying special attention to

its " Sell By " date. For the sake of taste - not to mention nutrition - you

don`t want anything that`s been sitting on the shelf unopened for more than

six months. The further the " Sell By " date is from the date in which you`re

purchasing, the better. Once opened, the shelf-life reduces even further.

 

 

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_https://www.cia.gov/redirects/ciaredirect.html_

(https://www.cia.gov/redirects/ciaredirect.html)

_http://www.o-cha.com/green-tea-basics.htm_ (http:/

/www.o-cha.com/green-tea-basics.htm)

_http://www.nutraingredients.com/Research/Green-tea-may-protect-against-bloo

d-cell-cancer_

(http://www.nutraingredients.com/Research/Green-tea-may-protect-against-blood-ce\

ll-cancer)

 

 

 

About the author

Frank Mangano is an American author, health advocate, researcher and

entrepreneur in the field of alternative health. He is perhaps best known for

his book " The Blood Pressure Miracle " , which hit best seller status on Amazon

within days of its release. Additionally, he has published numerous

reports and a considerable amount of articles pertaining to _natural health_

(http://www.naturalnews.com/natural_health.html) .

Mangano is the publisher of Natural Health On The Web, which offers

readers free and valuable information on alternative remedies. Visit

_http://www.naturalhealthontheweb.com_ (http://www.naturalhealthontheweb.com/)

to learn

more.