[/floatl] Study: Green tea may lower stroke risk
The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Sept 12, 2006
The new study was funded by the Japanese government and is published in today's Journal of the American Medical Association. Dr. Shinichi Kuriyama of Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan, is the lead author.
It's different from many previous studies because it involved so many people: 40,530 Japanese adults. Those who drank lots of green tea were less likely than those who drank only a little to die from cardiovascular disease and other causes, but not cancer.][floatr]
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Because tea-drinking is popular among Japanese people from all lifestyles and economic groups, the research seems to refute a criticism of previous studies: that people who drink green tea have higher incomes and are more health-conscious and thus apt to be healthier anyway.
However, heavy tea drinkers in the study also tended to eat more fruits and vegetables, and such a diet also might reduce cardiovascular disease and cancer risks, said John Folts, a professor of medicine at the University of Wisconsin.
Study participants were generally less overweight than Americans, and it's unknown if similar results would be found in a more diverse group of people...more...
