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Tea drinking has been linked with increased immunity. Researchers in Boston found people who drank five to six cups of black tea each day seemed to get a boost in that part of the immune system that acts as a first line of defense against infection. |
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Researchers found that blood samples taken after people drank tea were able to react against the bacteria fivefold better by making a very important protein called interferon gamma. That should mean you’re going to be more able to fight off diseases because that’s a very important bacteria-fighting and virus- and tumor-fighting molecule. |
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Another study found that mice who had been genetically engineered to develop prostate cancer, and who drank the equivalent of about six cups of tea a day, did not end up developing tumors. |
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China has the lowest prostate cancer rate in the world and Japan is also very low, and they drink much more tea. |
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Another study found that a green tea extract reduced body fat in mice, possibly by inhibiting the absorption of fats and starches, |
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Drinking green tea may mitigate DNA damage from smoking that could lead to mouth cancer |
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Researchers are working on developing a cream made up of tea polyphenols which would ward off skin cancer. |
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Researchers in Boston found that drinking tea improved the function of blood vessels and platelets, and may therefore reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke. |
