Lee Swanson Research Update

More Evidence Of Tea's Cancer-fighting Potential

February 2006

Drinking at least two cups of tea every day may help reduce the risk of ovarian cancer, according to a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

More than 61,000 Swedish women, aged 40-76, answered a questionnaire about their diets and were then tracked for an average of 15 years through 2004. Those who reported drinking two or more cups of tea per day were 46% less likely to develop ovarian cancer than women who drank no tea. Dinking less than two cups also appeared to help, but to a lesser degree.

The results were not broken out by tea type, but most of the women drank black tea. Both black and green teas contain polyphenols, substances thought to be responsible for blocking cell damage that can lead to cancer.

Archives of Internal Medicine 165(22):2683-2686, 2005

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