Green Tea Cuts Risks of Bile Stones and Gall Bladder Cancer
My neighbor-blog here at b5media, the Cancer Commentary, reports:
According to a population-based study from China, drinking at least one cup of tea a day cuts the risk of cancer in the gallbladder and bile ducts by about 40 percent.
Don’t ask me how; they‘re not sure either. They believe its due to the anti-proliferative and anti-inflammatory properties of polyphenols found in tea called epigallocatechin gallate.
I hope I’m one of those with a very low risk of contracting this type of cancer. Or that there is some other food item, some other option, with the same medicinal benefit.
I can’t stand the taste of green tea. Ugh. (I’m a coffee-junkie)
[Photo: Vince Chan]
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2 opinions for Green Tea Cuts Risks of Bile Stones and Gall Bladder Cancer
Eating Fabulous
Aug 26, 2006 at 3:53 pm
[…] Tea: 2 points. (Bile Stones/Gall Bladder and Insomnia) Coffee: 2 points (Liver Cirrhosis/Parkinson’s/Diabetes and Cognition) […]
greenteaarticles.com
Nov 19, 2006 at 8:10 pm
An urban myth (or not?) suggests that drinking hot green tea after a meal helps dissolve the fats in the food and pass them from the body. The western tradition of a cold drink with the meal may coagulate the fat, and allow it to stick to the intestines more easily. Save your innards, finish off with hot green tea.
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