Green tea has long been known for its health benefits and it has just been confirmed that recent tests carried out in the US have shown that a particular antioxidant found in the green stuff can reduce cancerous cells in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia sufferers by more than a third.

The dramatic decrease would mean that the incurable cancer would spread far slower and allow patients to live with it for years longer than previously thought.

Back in March it was reported that women in China who took part in cancer tests were 90% less likely to get breast cancer if they regularly consumed green tea and mushrooms.

However, more research is needed to find out if these benefits would apply to women in more developed countries, as breast cancer rates in China is five times lower than that seen in the Western world. Breast cancer is however on the increase as the Chinese population steers away from healthy foods like green tea and sway to rich meat products that are popular in the West, showing further links between the deadly disease and unhealthy eating habits.

The latest findings are another step forward in the worldwide fight against cancer and the study in Minnesota was overseen by blood specialist Dr Tait Shanafelt who said: “Many patients saw regression to some degree.”

Source : www.thesun.co.uk