In a recent study, researchers at the University of Minnesota analyzed tea-drinking among 35,369 postmenopausal women in Iowa and found significant beneficial effects. Those who drank two or more cups a day were 60 percent less likely to have developed cancers of the kidneys or the bladder, and 32 percent less likely to have developed cancers of the upper and lower digestive tracts. Again, other factors could have contributed to the difference. While we wait for more data, I think it is a good idea to drink green tea. I would not count on black tea to lower cholesterol.
Green tea seems like a cozy way to control cholesterol.
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