Tea against cancer, dental caries
Sunday, Apr 15, 2007
Did you know that the polyphenols in tea helps to reduce caries in teeth?
Researchers say so and they also say that cell cultures and animal tests have also shown that these phytonutrients may protect against various cancers. A Swedish study published recently says the protection against cancer extends to humans as well.
Researches questioned more than 61,000 women aged between 40 to 76 about how frequently they consumed certain foods and upon revisiting the group 15 years later found an inverse relationship between drinking tea and the risk of ovarian cancer.
Women who drank one cup a day lowered their risk by 24 per cent compared women who never or seldom partook. Those who drank two or more cups a day lowered their by 46 per cent.
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