The Confusing Reports on Green Tea And Cancer
If you're taking green tea solely for the disease protection, you may be interested in the result of a methodical review of studies that concerned more than 1.6 million subjects taking a look at the benefits of green tea.
The review finds 'limited' proof the green variety of tea offers any protective benefits... Though it is still a natural, delicious beverage just the same.
Green tea comes from the same plant, Camellia sinensis, as black and oolong teas - each type is formed using different processing strategies, and all forms are usually brewed and drunk as a drink.
Tea extracts can also taken in capsules, or you will find them in skin care products. Tea is safe for most people if you drink it carefully, though it does have some caffeine ( not without its own complications ), and a touch of vitamin K ( an issue if you're taking anticoagulants like warfarin ) per cup.
There's been lots of research over time on tea of the green kind and its advantages to the body, and some evidence that regular drinkers do have lower risks of heart disease and perhaps even some sorts of cancer.
In China this mouth-watering beverage is routinely used to treat infirmities like headaches and depression. There are a lot of varieties of tea grown in places all over the world, which allows for natural differences in taste and color due to growing conditions, cropping and the type of processing.
The team of analysts who conducted the latest work evaluated existing scientific literature on the green assortment of tea - drinking or taking extracts - and identified 51 suitable studies.
27 of them were case-control researchers, twenty-three cohort studies and one ( on prostate cancer ) a randomized controlled trial, the gold standard of clinical trials.
The studies looked at green tea consumption and cancer of the digestive system, 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 quality.
When it came to digestive cancers and this type of tea the results were 'highly contradictory'. Boehm and the team found 'limited evidence' re liver cancer risk and contrary evidence on digestive cancers.
Proof for bladder and lung cancers was 'limited to moderate', with a discovery that green tea might basically increase the risk of bladder cancer. Green tea appeared to offer no protection for stomach cancers, with results called 'moderate to strong' by the researchers.
Green tea salvages its good-for-you reputation when it comes to prostate trouble. Studies that are regarded as higher quality do support a link between green tea ( in drink or extract ) and lower risk of illness.
At best, at the moment the link between green tea and cancer remains unproven though you'll have heard information from the study that link green tea to some impressive health benefits.
Some benefits like better heart health, lowering high cholesterol, reducing the damage caused by free radicals, stopping the abnormal formation of blood clots as well as reducing the progression of cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's illness.
More research is needed - a large, carefully constructed study that involves participants who truly drink enough tea as a part of their daily consumption.
Of course such work takes time and expensive - pointless if you are drinking tea for the taste and refreshment of it.
At intakes of five to 6 cups a day ( about 1,200 milliliters ) it is a safe, exquisite drink and though the benefits of green tea have not been completely confirmed, there is still evidence to show it helps with some conditions. - 17269
The review finds 'limited' proof the green variety of tea offers any protective benefits... Though it is still a natural, delicious beverage just the same.
Green tea comes from the same plant, Camellia sinensis, as black and oolong teas - each type is formed using different processing strategies, and all forms are usually brewed and drunk as a drink.
Tea extracts can also taken in capsules, or you will find them in skin care products. Tea is safe for most people if you drink it carefully, though it does have some caffeine ( not without its own complications ), and a touch of vitamin K ( an issue if you're taking anticoagulants like warfarin ) per cup.
There's been lots of research over time on tea of the green kind and its advantages to the body, and some evidence that regular drinkers do have lower risks of heart disease and perhaps even some sorts of cancer.
In China this mouth-watering beverage is routinely used to treat infirmities like headaches and depression. There are a lot of varieties of tea grown in places all over the world, which allows for natural differences in taste and color due to growing conditions, cropping and the type of processing.
The team of analysts who conducted the latest work evaluated existing scientific literature on the green assortment of tea - drinking or taking extracts - and identified 51 suitable studies.
27 of them were case-control researchers, twenty-three cohort studies and one ( on prostate cancer ) a randomized controlled trial, the gold standard of clinical trials.
The studies looked at green tea consumption and cancer of the digestive system, 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 quality.
When it came to digestive cancers and this type of tea the results were 'highly contradictory'. Boehm and the team found 'limited evidence' re liver cancer risk and contrary evidence on digestive cancers.
Proof for bladder and lung cancers was 'limited to moderate', with a discovery that green tea might basically increase the risk of bladder cancer. Green tea appeared to offer no protection for stomach cancers, with results called 'moderate to strong' by the researchers.
Green tea salvages its good-for-you reputation when it comes to prostate trouble. Studies that are regarded as higher quality do support a link between green tea ( in drink or extract ) and lower risk of illness.
At best, at the moment the link between green tea and cancer remains unproven though you'll have heard information from the study that link green tea to some impressive health benefits.
Some benefits like better heart health, lowering high cholesterol, reducing the damage caused by free radicals, stopping the abnormal formation of blood clots as well as reducing the progression of cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's illness.
More research is needed - a large, carefully constructed study that involves participants who truly drink enough tea as a part of their daily consumption.
Of course such work takes time and expensive - pointless if you are drinking tea for the taste and refreshment of it.
At intakes of five to 6 cups a day ( about 1,200 milliliters ) it is a safe, exquisite drink and though the benefits of green tea have not been completely confirmed, there is still evidence to show it helps with some conditions. - 17269
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