| Several population based studies have shown that | | | | health benefits. One important effect that green |
| green tea helps protect against Breast Cancer. | | | | tea seems to have is to fight and/or prevent |
| For example, cancer rates tend to be low in | | | | breast cancer. Green Tea contains EGCG (epigallo |
| countries such as Japan where people regularly | | | | catechin gallate) one of the most powerful |
| consume green tea. | | | | antioxidant of the polyphenol family. |
| Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of | | | | When it comes to treatment and prevention of |
| death due to cancer. Among women worldwide, | | | | breast cancer , it's the polyphenol antioxidants |
| breast cancer is the most common cancer and | | | | that are important. Green tea has the highest |
| the most common cause of cancer death. In | | | | bioavailable amounts of these antioxidants. Of all |
| 2006, breast cancer caused 600,000 deaths. | | | | the different polyphenols. EGCG (epigallocatechin |
| Women in the U. S. have a 1 in 8 lifetime chance | | | | gallate) is a very powerful antioxidant and is |
| of developing invasive which means around 13% | | | | believed to be an important player in the cancer |
| of women can develop breast cancer. | | | | preventing and fighting qualities of green tea. How |
| While it may not be possible to pinpoint the | | | | it works is still unclear, but it may inhibit cell |
| various risk factors for breast cancer and avoid | | | | replication enzymes (preventing cancer growth) as |
| them certain steps can surely be taken. | | | | well as other cellular processes. |
| Drinking green tea may help protect women from | | | | In various studies, rats with breast tumors were |
| developing breast cancer. This is a gospel from a | | | | given green tea to drink and compared to similar |
| study by researchers at the Boston University | | | | rats that only drank water. The green-tea-rats |
| Schools of Medicine and Public Health. According to | | | | had reductions in tumor size, and new tumors |
| the statistics the incidence of breast cancer in | | | | were slower to develop. Japanese scientists of |
| regions where green tea is consumed in large | | | | the Saitama Cancer Research Institute have done |
| quantities, notably China and Japan and India is | | | | considerable study of the delay of breast cancer |
| much lower than in western societies. | | | | onset with the consumption of Green Tea. The |
| There is strong evidence to suggests that Green | | | | study shows that early stage breast cancer |
| tea has been consumed for almost 6000 years, | | | | spreads less rapidly in women with a history of |
| with India and China being two of the main | | | | green tea consumption. As a result, there is a |
| countries to cultivate it. Green tea has been used | | | | lower recurrence rate and a longer disease free |
| as traditional medicine in India, China, Japan and | | | | period. |
| Thailand to help everything from controlling | | | | Although it remains to be proven conclusively that |
| bleeding and helping heal wounds to regulating | | | | green tea by itself will prevent/slow breast |
| body temperature, blood sugar and promoting | | | | cancer, it may prove beneficial when used in |
| digestion. | | | | combination with other life style changes. |
| Green tea is accredited with a wide variety of | | | | |