Vivvo CMS 4.1 http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/ &copy;2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/files.php?file= http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/ http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Nutrition/Food/2206200901818_green_tea_may_prevent_prostate_cancer.html Food Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:18:00 +0000 &nbsp; Drinking green tea regularly may help prevent prostate cancer, according to a new study in the journal Cancer Prevention Research.&nbsp; http://ratetea.net/ Food Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:32:49 +0000 This result fits with a lot of other things I&#039;ve read.<br /> <br /> I&#039;m a little skeptical of studies using green tea extract, however. When you make the extract, is that the same thing as drinking tea? Also, what tea is the extract made out of?<br /> <br /> The health benefits of tea vary greatly from one tea to the next:<br /> <br /> http://ezinearticles.com/?id=3190285<br /> <br /> If that article (which links to a study backing it up) is true in its conclusions, this research on green tea&#039;s cancer-prevention properties would be problematic to draw conclusions from because it doesn&#039;t specify what individual tea was used, and it doesn&#039;t compare the effects to other teas, including both other green teas, and black tea or oolong tea. Teas vary greatly in their content of EGCG and other Catechins. foodconsumer.org