Have a habit of tea drinking from an early age it can minimize the risk of developing cancer of the ovary. That's how the results of research published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology and supported by the Tea Advisory Panel.Tea is a safe and cheap drinks. Women should drink a lot of tea because it is very useful in preventing diseases that are common but deadly.
Research involving 1,000 people offends women with an average age of 59 years, half of them have been diagnosed ovarian cancer, while the other half did not. These women were questioned about tea drinking habits, how often, the type of tea that they drink as well as when they started the habit of drinking tea. Among the people who have the habit of drinking tea on the two groups, those who do not have the disease have the habit of drinking tea is longer and the number of users per day more than others.
Researchers from the School of public health, Curtin University in Perth, do research on 1000 people volunteer women in southern China. Of the two groups, 79 percent of women who did not have cancer have a habit of drinking tea. Compared to the disease affected only 51 percent.
Compounds in tea namely flavonoids, did they have the ability to fight the disease. In particular, the flavonoids found in black tea. Previous research stated, the addition of milk to the tea does not weaken its ability to prevent the risk of cancer.
Dr. Andy Lee, a member of the research team said,
"tea is a safe and cheap drinks. Women should drink a lot of tea because it is very useful in preventing diseases that are common but deadly. "
Dr. Catehrine Hood, of the Tea Advisory Panel, stating that the results of the research have shown the benefits of flavonoids have antioxidant and as a bitter taste and reduces the growth of body cells.
"The results of this research adds to the evidence of how tea consumption with reduced risk of ovarian cancer," said Hood.
This study shows, drinking a cup of tea and the occasional "not enough" to help reduce the risk. Its benefits will be felt when the tea has become a long-term habit. and drink four or more cups of tea a day. This is proven almost as much as 40 percent of women who are not exposed to the disease drank four or more cups a day compared with 22 percent of the other group.
The habit of drinking the tea for longer also have an effect on the reduction of the risk of developing cancer. Women who are not exposed to the disease on average have a habit of tea drinking on average during the year, while 22.7 undiagnosed cancer only 18.3 years.
