Green tea can reduce the breast cancer risk.
Green tea can:
- reduce cancer risk
- reduce fat, increase metabolism , more energetic, reduce cholesterol
- reduce heart disease risk
Compounds in green tea may help protect women against breast cancer. Rats who drank water containing green tea had reductions in the size and malignancy of breast tumors compared with rats that drank only water. Additionally, the tumors of tea-drinking rats developed later and were less invasive.
While more research needs to be conducted, the findings, coupled with observations of lower rates of breast cancer in countries where green tea is consumed daily, suggest that green tea may benefit women as part of an overall healthy diet.
According to the report in the July issue of the Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, polyphenols, compounds that are abundant in green tea, red wine and olive oil, may protect against various types of cancer. Polyphenols are potent antioxidants, compounds that help neutralize disease-causing free radicals. These cell-damaging molecules occur naturally in the body and are linked with heart disease, aging and a number of other disorders.
Dry green tea leaves, which are about 40% polyphenols by weight, may also reduce the risk of cancer of the stomach, lung, colon, rectum, liver and pancreas, study findings have suggested. Breast cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death among US women, according to the American Cancer.