Drinking green tea at least three times a week might cut the risks of colon, stomach and esophageal cancer in women. This association was noted in an investigation that included 69,000 Chinese women who were followed for 10 years. Researchers from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine collected information on the women’s diet, exercise habits, medical history, smoking and alcohol consumption. They found that the women who drank the most green tea were younger, ate more fruits and vegetables, exercised, and had higher income jobs than others in the study, but even accounting for all these factors the green tea drinkers still had lower risks of the three types of cancer. The researchers reported that the risks were lowest among women who reported drinking green tea regularly for at least 20 years. This group was 27 percent less likely to develop any of the three types of cancer than women in the study who didn’t drink green tea, and were 29 percent less likely to develop colorectal cancer. This doesn’t prove that green tea made the difference, and the researchers noted that it isn’t possible to account for everything that might influence results.
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