Drink to Your Health

On chilly winter evenings, nothing is better or more healthful apparently than a hot cup of tea. I’ve been hearing so much in the news about the new findings regarding the health benefits of tea. I read this recent article on CBS news.

“Now, a study in the Archives of Internal Medicine suggests tea drinking may be helpful in preventing ovarian cancer.”

“Researchers in Sweden looked at tea consumption and ovarian cancer in more than 60 thousand women over a 15 year period. They found that women who drank two or more cups of tea a day had a 46 percent lower risk of ovarian cancer than those who didn’t drink tea.”

“The risk was 24 percent lower for women who drank one cup of tea per day. Each additional daily cup of tea lowered the risk by 18 percent.”

“What’s not clear from this study, Senay points out, is which type of tea is best. Sixty-eight percent of the women who took part reported drinking mainly black tea at least once a month, but the researchers didn’t look specifically at the types of teas involved.”

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