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The more coffee you drink, the lower the risk of developing breast cancer
Last reviewed: 31.05.2018
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A team of specialists from Sweden said that consuming coffee in large doses helps to prevent breast cancer. These findings were made after a long (20 years) study in which 40,000 women took part.
The women participating in the experiment had to keep a food diary in which to write down everything they drank in a day and in how many (for example, how many cups of coffee or tea, juice, etc.).
After analyzing the data received, specialists noted that those women who liked to drink coffee and could drink more than 5 cups of this drink a day, had less oncological diseases, in particular, breast cancer. At the same time, scientists noted that the more coffee was drunk a day, the lower the probability of oncology (5 cups a day reduced the probability of breast cancer by almost 20%). At the same time, despite the fact that caffeine is contained in both coffee and tea (both in black and green), tea lovers have been at an increased risk of developing malignant breast tumors, compared with those who do not he drank neither tea nor coffee.
Now scientists can not say exactly how caffeine resists oncological diseases and why only coffee has a positive effect. Some experts have suggested that it's all about the antioxidants that are contained in coffee, research shows that these substances effectively stop the process of cell damage and prevent the growth of cancerous tumors.
Coffee is not the first time the object of attention of scientists. In other studies, scientists denied the widespread belief that a cup of coffee in the morning helps wake up and invigorates. But it is useful for elderly people, helps to cope with depressive disorders (scientists note that coffee even helps drive away thoughts about suicide), improves memory.
But despite some benefits of this drink, coffee is contraindicated for people with heart or vascular diseases, in addition, excessive consumption (4-5 or more cups per day) threatens obesity of internal organs, so it is better to adhere to the principle: "It's good that in moderation ".
Also in one of the recent studies of European scientists it was found that coffee protects the brain from the development of malignant tumors.
The study was conducted for 8 years and involved a large number of people. He divided all the volunteers into several groups, each with his own diet and way of life. After summing up the results, scientists have discovered that beverages such as tea and coffee reduce the risk of developing brain cancer. Besides drinks, they prevent the development of a particular type of cancer and products, for example, tomatoes protect against skin cancer, prunes, grapes, raisins - from blood cancer, broccoli and raspberries - stop the division of cancer cells.
After research, scientists once again stressed that nature itself to take care of human health and proper and healthy nutrition combined with an active lifestyle will help a person stay healthy and live a long life.