Drinking Green Tea Slows Prostate Cancer Growth
June 20, 2009 by admin
Green Tea Compound Called Polyphenon Slows Down Growth of Prostate Cancer
Researchers of a new study say that green tea may actually help slow down the rate at which tumors of the prostate grow.
They reached this finding following a study of men all between 40 and 70 years of age, all of whom diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Half of the men were given pills containing a compound found in green tea called Polyphenon, and others were given a plecebo pill.
After 4 weeks of follow-up, the researchers noted that the group who had been taking the compound daily had slower prostate tumor growth than those participants who took placebo pills.
Green tea is a very healthy drink, a fact that has been proven in many studies performed previous to this one.
The drink is very popular on the Asian continent, and has been proven to reduce risk of heart disease and stroke.
