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Is heavy tea consumption
linked to prostate cancer?
After water, tea is the second most
popular beverage in the world.
However, new evidence suggests
that men who tend to be prolifi c tea
drinkers may be at a higher risk for developing
prostate cancer.
A Scottish study led by Dr. Kashif
Shafi que of the Institute of Health &
Wellbeing at the University of Glasgow
points out that, among the 6,016 Scottish
men ages 21 to 75 who participated
in the 37-year study, heavy tea drinkers,
defi ned as those who had more than
seven cups of tea a day, were at 50 percent
higher risk of developing prostate
cancer than men who drank less tea. Of
the men who were reported to have consumed
the most tea on a daily basis, 6.4
percent developed prostate cancer while
the study was being conducted.
The study did not take into consideration
family history or any dietary
choices beyond tea, coffee and alcohol
intake. Dr. Shafi que indicates that he
doesn’t know whether the tea itself is a
risk factor or it is simply that people who
drink tea, which is high in antioxidants,
are more likely to live longer. That’s an
important distinction, as a man’s risk of
developing prostate cancer increases as
he ages.
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