A new study found a direct link between drinking green tea regularly and the prevention or lower risk of colon cancer.
A new Canadian study discovered that the consumption of green tea on a regular basis by older women help lower the risk of colon, stomach and throat cancers. According to the study women who drink green tea at least three times a week lower the risk of being affected by this disease by 14 percent.
The study was conducted over 10 years and included the analysis of more than 69,000 Chinese women. The study stated the benefits of herbal tea even though an earlier study stated that tea doesn't help prevent cancer but has many other benefits.
"In this large study, tea consumption was associated with reduced risk of colorectal and stomach/esophageal cancers in Chinese women," wrote study leader Wei Zheng, who heads epidemiology at Vanderbilt University school of Medicine in Nashville, and his colleagues, according to Mail Online.
Researchers also found that green tea alone cannot be deemed as the sole purpose of preventing cancer as people who drink green tea are generally more health conscious.
The women that participated in the study didn't drink or smoke and their regular diet was also taken into consideration.
These participants were also said to be younger and their diet contained plenty of green vegetables along with fresh fruits. This can also be one of the reasons why they were much healthier.
"For all digestive system cancers combined, the risk was reduced by 27 percent among women who had been drinking tea regularly for at least 20 years," said lead author Sarah Nechuta, Ph.D., MPH, assistant professor of Medicine. "For colorectal cancer, risk was reduced by 29 percent among the long-term tea drinkers. These results suggest long-term cumulative exposure may be particularly important."
