Wednesday, 16 November 2011

Coffee and tea can reduce brain tumor or brain cancer risk



Brain tumor is so rampant these days, the way how to prevent brain tumor itself also has been widely discussed by both online and offline media. One way known to prevent brain tumor or brain cancer, according to a recent study in the United States is by consuming tea and coffee.

Consuming coffee or tea regularly may lower the risk of brain cancer. An international study involving 410 thousand men and women aged 25 to 70 years to prove, coffee and tea have an ingredient that can prevent glioma, what is glioma ? it is a cancer or tumor that attacks the central nervous system or spinal cord.


"Consuming 100 milliliters or a quarter of a cup of tea or coffee per day can reduce the risk of gliomas by 34 percent," said John S. Yu, researchers from The Brain Tumor Center of Excellence at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, United States. "This discovery really surprising. Figures as much as 34 percent risk reduction is a major advance. Currently we are investigating whether there are other factors that cause decline in this risk." he said.

Consuming coffee and tea is a simple way to prevent brain tumor, So what are you waiting for? but remember, not consuming it too much (especially coffe) a cup or two a day is enough.


Credits to : John S.Yu @ Brain tumor center of excellence
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