GOOD FOR BREW; Scientists discover stewed tea can help fight against cancer.Byline: By SONYA McLEAN IT'S time to dust off the teapot again - scientists have revealed a strong brew can help fight off cancer. Researchers said the levels of antioxidants in tea, which attack cancer-causing free radicals, reach their peak after five minutes. The revelation came after scientists at Rowett Research Institute The Rowett Research Institute is a research centre for studies into food and nutrition located in Aberdeen, Scotland. History The institute was founded in 1913 when the University of Aberdeen and the North of Scotland College of Agriculture agreed that an "Institute for in Scotland tested the level of antioxidants in the blood of volunteers after drinking a cuppa cup·pa n. Chiefly British A cup of tea. [Short for cuppa tea, alteration of cup of tea.] Noun 1. that had been standing for 10 minutes. They discovered the level of antioxidants were 60 per cent higher in volunteers who drank tea which had brewed for five minutes over those who enjoyed a cuppa made from dunking a tea bag into a mug of boiled water. Researchers also said there was no extra benefit for leaving tea to brew for more than five minutes. But there is no need to drink a cuppa black as adding milk had no effect on the level of friendly cancer-fighting antioxidants. Garry Duthis, co-author of the study, said we need to revert back to the more traditional ways of brewing a cuppa in a teapot. He added: "We have established the length of time you infuse in·fuse v. 1. To steep or soak without boiling in order to extract soluble elements or active principles. 2. To introduce a solution into the body through a vein for therapeutic purposes. the tea before you drink it is important." And he said dipping the tea bag means that we are getting fewer of "these potentially beneficial chemicals" than our ancestors did. Other studies published in he European Journal of Cancer Prevention advised that drinking two cups of tea a day could cut the risk of developing skin cancer by a massive 65 per cent. Scientists at Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School (HMS) is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. It is a prestigious American medical school located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. also said drinking tea can also help the body fight stroke, heart failure, cancer and diabetes. news@irishmiror.ie CAPTION(S): SPOUT OF THIS WORLD: Enjoy a cuppa... and better health |
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