GREEN TEA PROTECTS AGAINST LUNG CANCER

polyphenols found in green tea protects lung

"The health effect of

green tea consumption

could modify the risk of lung cancer,

particularly among smokers,"

said study author I-Hsin Lin,

of Chung Shan Medical University in Taichung.

Drinking a cup of green tea a day might reduce your chances of developing lung cancer—even if you're a smoker, HealthDay reports.

The study suggests that smokers and nonsmokers who consume a minimum of one cup of green tea per day appear to have a nearly 13-fold and 5-fold lower risk, respectively, for developing lung cancer than smokers and nonsmokers who don't drink any green tea.

Meanwhile, Norman Edelman, chief medical officer of the American Lung Association, insisted that smokers should not use green tea—a strong antioxidant—as an excuse for continuing the habit.

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