The 15- year study based on Swedish women uncovered a dose-response relationship between tea consumption and incidence of ovarian cancer, based on women who drank tea versus those who didn't.
Douglas Balentine, Ph.D., Director Nutrition Sciences Unilever North America, says, "The size of this study helps build a case that tea flavonoids have the ability to help protect against cancer in a varieties of ways."
The study examined 61,000 Swedish women, aged 40-76, over a 15-year period
Balentine continues, "Tea flavonoids act as potent antioxidants and have been shown to induce cancer cell death and growth while bolstering the body's immune system defenses against the disease."
Cancer is a multifactor disease, however genetics, lifestyle factors, and diet clearly identify the roles each play in reducing the risk of many types of cancer.
