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Home » Green tea may protect against breast cancer
The facts:
- The effects of green tea on breast cancer risk were evaluated in over 6000 women with or without breast cancer living in Shanghai.
- All the women were interviewed about green tea drinking habits, including age of initiation, duration of use, brew strength and quantity of tea.
- Regular consumption of green tea was associated with a slight reduction in breast cancer risk.
Dr Shaun Holt:
This was not the strongest of studies, but it did find that women in Shanghai had a reduced risk of breast cancer if they consumed more green tea. As we’ve discussed previously, green tea differs from regular black tea in that there is little oxidation of the tea during its production. Green teas have around one third of the caffeine content of coffee and have been used as a traditional medicine in many parts of the world for thousands of years.
http://dx.doi.org/10.3945/jn.108.098699
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