Studies have show that one of green tea benefits is that it stimulates the production of catechins – a cancer-protective enzyme, in people with such enzyme deficiency.
Countries such as Japan and China, where green tea is consumed as part of daily diet, tended to report lower occurences of cancer than countries where green tea is less commonly consumed. As a result, green tea catechins – antioxidant polyphenols – has been the focal point of research for many years.
Scientists from the University of Arizona set out to show the anti-cancer effect of green tea by testing if catechins had an effect on enzymes which retard cancer-causing molecules in the body.
Prior to the test, healthy volunteers were told to abstained from drinking tea or tea-related products for 4 weeks. A blood sample was taken. In the next 4 weeks, the volunteers consumed a standardised sample of tea daily. Blood samples were then taken. It was discovered that increased levels of the said enzymes were detected in the blood samples of all volunteers, but those who had initially low levels of the enzyme to begin with registered the most significant increase.
The results showed that green tea enables some people, especially those with low levels of the said enzyme, to improve their body’s defense against cancer-causing carcinogens, thus raising the profile of green tea benefits in the fight against cancer.
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