Coffee, Tea Consumption Could Lower Risk of Brain Cancer
October 21st 2010 21:18
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Regular consumption of coffee and tea may help lower the risk of developing brain cancer, new research shows. As HealthDay News reports, the study finds that people who consume as little as a half cup of these beverages could lower their chances by as much as 34 percent.
Researchers tracked the dietary habits of more than 410,000 people between the ages of 25 and 70 for eight-and-a-half years. By comparing drinking patterns against incidents of brain cancer, the research team found that drinking 0.4 cups or more of either beverage daily decreased their chances of developing brain cancer, especially glioma, a cancer of the central nervous system.
Previous research has already shown that coffee and tea may also help lower the chances of developing Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.
The notion that coffee and tea might accrue an anti-cancer health benefit to regular drinkers builds on previous research that has indicated that the beverages may also lower the risk for both Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.
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