The benefits of tea: video advice
Fights cancer
Cancer kills more than 120,000 people in the UK every year, with another 200,000 developing it. Certain studies have shown that drinking tea every day can play a role in warding off certain types of cancer.
- Some studies indicate that risk of prostate cancer is reduced if you drink 6 cups of green tea each day.
- Oral cancer is lower among those people who regularly sup a cup.
- A study of the effects of green tea showed that it helped patients with leukaemia
- A number of studies have shown a link between drinking tea and a reduced risk of breast cancer. Green tea seems to have a better effect than black tea, but both work.
- Watch Dr Chris Steele show you how to check your breasts
Improves your memory
As you get older, drinking green tea has even been shown to protect your brain against the development of Alzheimer's and dementia.
- Discover 10 ways to keep your brain young
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