Green Tea and Eating Mushroom Reduces Risk of Breast Cancer

Mushrooms and green tea seems a kind of simple food and drinks. But behind her, mushrooms and properties of the large green tea shop. Recent studies show, mushrooms and green tea to effectively reduce the risk of cancer. Breast cancer is the leading cause of death in women worldwide.

Therefore, in particular for women, good food and drinks in the list of the diet. Results can be sure to meet your initial motivation.

A study by a team of researchers from the University of Western Australia, Perth was conducted, showed that women who eat lots of mushrooms and green tea in your diet to reduce the risk of breast cancer.

The study in the International Journal of Cancer has published, in which more than 2,000 Chinese women. They found that women eat more fresh mushrooms and dried mushrooms, the greater the risk of breast cancer. The risk is also lower among women who drink green tea every day.

As is known, the rate of breast cancer in China was 4.5 times lower than in other developing countries. Although this number has begun to increase in particular in the fields of plenty.

"These latest results indicate that the traditional diet, especially with the mushrooms and green tea has a lot due to the low incidence of breast cancer in China," said study leader, Dr. Min Zhang.

This study was conducted in southern China, with 2,018 women. A total of 1009 diantarnya, breast cancer and staying healthy women without breast cancer. Participants 20-87 years. They were asked to complete questionnaires about their diet and the frequency of consumption of certain foods such as mushrooms and green tea.

usually held in Zhang's team found that women, many of the fresh mushrooms, 10 grams or more consumed per day, 3.2 times the risk of breast cancer less than they do not eat mushrooms. Meanwhile, 4 grams of dried mushrooms or more per day ate the risk of a lower average time to cancer with experience who do not eat mushrooms.

Meanwhile, women who drank green tea and eat mushrooms every day that a 11-18% risk of breast cancer than those who drink do both. However, the research is clear, this study does not prove cause and effect.

Researchers have shown that risk factors for breast cancer as a bit of weight, educational level, frequency of exercise habits and smoking, but are bright, there are other factors that could explain these results.

"This study is the first to link the amount of mushrooms and green tea in the diet with a reduced risk of breast cancer," said Zhang. However, he added, this invention can also be received in biology.

Studies in laboratory animals, he says, showed the mushroom with anti-tumor substances can stimulate the immune system to recover the body against cancer. The same goes for green tea, this tea contains antioxidants called polyphenols. This substance was effective against breast cancer in animals.