A Cup of Tea a Day Keeps Your Oncologist Away
July 20, 2006 by Gloria Gamat
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
According to a population-based study from China, drinking at least one cup of tea a day cuts the risk of cancer in the gallbladder and bile ducts by about 40 percent.
This finding adds to a growing list of tea and tea extracts (particularly the catechin, epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG)) benefits of reducing the risk of Alzheimer’s, certain cancers, as well as having a role in weight loss.
The mechanism by which tea exerts a benefit is not clear, said the scientists, but “may involve anti-proliferative and anti-inflammatory properties of tea polyphenols, in particular EGCG.” The researchers also mention that a plausible explanation may be due to effects of EGCG on oestrogen biosynthesis and other hormonal processes, which may help explain the benefits observed in women and not men.
The new study is published in the June issue of the International Journal of Cancer (Vol. 118, pp. 3089-3094).
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