Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Drinking Green Tea Good For Breast Cancer Survivors

We at eteaket recently took part in the world’s biggest coffee morning to raise money for MacMillan Cancer Support. Seeing as October is officially National Breast Cancer Awareness month, we were especially interested to read about a study from the University of Arizona, which highlighted the health benefits of green tea on the metabolism of overweight breast cancer survivors.

The study suggests that drinking decaf green tea helps breast cancer survivors improve metabolic biomarkers. Overweight breast cancer survivors who drank decaffeinated green tea reduced their energy intake leading to some weight loss and improved levels of good cholesterol. “Drinking green tea has been associated with reduced risk of a range of diseases and the natural beverage can provide more than what the researchers have learned.” Click here for the full article.