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Green tea could cut risk of dying from illnesses

A Japanese study has found that by drinking green tea could save you from dying from various illnesses. Besides water, tea is the most consumed beverage in the world. This fact was really suprising to me because it seems not too many people are too fond of tea. BUT, 3 billion kilograms of tea are produced each year. Studies show green tea has extensive health benefits.

A study in 1994 showed 80% of the people in the region of north-eastern Japan drink green tea. More than half of these people drink 3 or more cups each day. The people being studied were followed up for 11 years. The people who drank less than one cup per day were compared with the people who drank 5 or more cups a day. Those who drank 5 or more cups had a 16% lower risk of dying from any other causes. In the study, it seemed that women were greater benefited from the green tea.

The leader of the research, Dr Shinichi Kuriyama, says that the most important finding in the whole study was that green tea may prolong peoples lives by reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease.

However, the Bristish Heart say all these benefits may be linked to the Japanses diet which is very healthy. The heart rate in Japan is already the lowest in the world and their whole diet plays into that. The British diet and Japanese diet differ. The British contains more saturated fat while the Japanese does not.

I think that green tea really is good for your health and may prevent you from some health hazards. I am not sure if it would affect us the way it does the Japanese because of their already healthy diets but i do think the green tea benefits us a some good ways.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/5334836.stm

posted by Anonymous @ 9/21/2006 09:57:00 AM