Tea may lower advanced prostate cancer risk by a third
Men who drink more than 5 cups of tea per day are much less likely to suffer from advanced stages of prostate cancer, Dutch research suggests. The study, which analyzed data on 58,279 men and 3,362 cases of prostate cancer, compared flavonoid intake from food and drinks with subjects' health records. It reveals that drinking 5 cups of tea per day is associated with a 25% lower risk of developing stage II of the disease. Furthermore, male tea drinkers are less likely to reach the terminal stage IV of prostate cancer by 33%. There is no indication that milk, sugar, lemon or other sweeteners reduce these beneficial effects.