The Mixed Reports on Green Tea And Cancer

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If you are drinking green tea only for the cancer protection, you could be interested in the result of a methodical review of studies that concerned more than 1.6 million subjects looking at the benefits of green tea.

The review finds ‘limited’ evidence the green variety of tea offers any protecting benefits… Though it remains a natural, savory drink just the same.

Green tea comes from the same plant, Camellia sinensis, as other teas – each type is formed using different processing methods, and all forms are sometimes brewed and drunk as a drink.

Tea extracts can also taken in capsules, or you will find them in skin care creams. Tea is safe for the general public if you drink it in moderation, though it does have some caffeine ( not without its own side-effects ), and a small amount of vitamin K ( an argument if you’re taking anticoagulants like warfarin ) per cup.

There’s been lots of research over the years on tea of the green kind and its advantages to the body, and some proof that usual drinkers do have reduced risks of heart disease and perhaps even some sorts of cancer.

In China this mouth-watering libation is often used to treat ailments like headaches and depression. There are a lot of varieties of tea grown in places all over the world, which allows for natural variations in taste and color due to growing conditions, cropping and the kind of processing.

The team of analysts who carried out the most recent work evaluated existing scientific literature on the green assortment of tea – drinking or taking extracts – and identified 51 appropriate studies.

Twenty-seven of them were case-control studies, 23 cohort studies and one ( on prostate cancer ) a random controlled trial, the gold standard of clinical trials.

The studies assessed green tea consumption and cancer of the colon, gynecological cancers including breast cancer, urological cancer including prostate problems, lung cancer and cancer of the mouth. The research used were judged to be of medium to high methodological quality.

When it comes to digestive cancers and this type of tea the results were ‘highly contradictory’. Boehm and the team found ‘limited evidence’ in terms of liver cancer risk and clashing evidence on digestive cancers.

Evidence for bladder and lung cancers was ‘limited to moderate’, with a finding that green tea might actually increase the risk of bladder cancer. Green tea seemed to give no protection for stomach cancers, with results called ‘moderate to strong’ by the researchers.

Green tea proves its good-for-you reputation when it comes to prostate problems. Studies that are regarded as higher quality do support a link between green tea ( in libation or extract ) and lower risk of disease.

At best, at this time the link between green tea and cancer remains unproven though you’ll have heard results from th study that link green tea to some amazing health benefits.

Some benefits like improving heart health, lowering high cholesterol, reducing the damage due to free radicals, reducing the unusual formation of blood clots as well as slowing the progression of cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease.

Further research is required – a massive, carefully constructed research that involves subjects who really drink enough tea as an element of their daily intake.

Naturally such work takes a lot of time and expensive – nonessential if you’re drinking tea for the taste and refreshment of it.

At intakes of 5 to six cups a day ( about 1,200 milliliters ) it is a safe, heavenly beverage and although the benefits of green tea haven’t been unconditionally confirmed, there is still evidence to show it helps with some conditions.

Next – just head on over to the Daily Health Bulletin for more on the benefits of drinking green tea, plus for a limited time get 5 free fantastic health reports. Click here for more details on the benefits of drinking green tea.

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