Green Tea Cuts Risks of Bile Stones and Gall Bladder Cancer
My neighbor-blog here at b5media, the Cancer Commentary, reports:
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.
Don’t ask me how; they‘re not sure either. They believe its due to the anti-proliferative and anti-inflammatory properties of polyphenols found in tea called epigallocatechin gallate.
I hope I’m one of those with a very low risk of contracting this type of cancer. Or that there is some other food item, some other option, with the same medicinal benefit.
I can’t stand the taste of green tea. Ugh. (I’m a coffee-junkie)
[Photo: Vince Chan]
An urban myth (or not?) suggests that drinking hot green tea after a meal helps dissolve the fats in the food and pass them from the body. The western tradition of a cold drink with the meal may coagulate the fat, and allow it to stick to the intestines more easily. Save your innards, finish off with hot green tea.