Every year, 20,000 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer. While it’s not something you can take a pill to prevent, lifestyle factors can affect whether or not a woman gets the disease. In a recent study, researchers followed the same group of women for several decades, asking questions about the types of foods they ate. The results turned up a surprising connection: Women who drank tea and ate citrus fruits were less likely to get ovarian cancer. According to a recent article at Science 20,
“"Women who had two or more cups of tea per day had about a 30 percent lower risk of ovarian cancer compared to women who had one or less cups of tea per day," explained Tworoger.
That's good news for tea lovers. Tea contains powerful natural compounds called flavanoids that help protect the body against disease and possibly some cancers.
"We think these compounds help reduce inflammation and they have what's called antioxidant properties, so they help reduce stress inside your body cells," said Tworoger.
The compounds are also found in broccoli, kale, red wine and citrus fruits. The study found that drinking a daily glass of orange juice could also help reduce of the risk of ovarian cancer, but not as well as tea.
"We found that high consumption of oranges and orange juice was associated with a suggestively lower risk of ovarian cancer, although the association wasn't significant," Tworoger said.
Flavanoids are already found in most people's diets, so what do researchers suggest?
"The underlying message here is to continue to eat a healthy diet and some of the ways that you can do that are by consuming more tea and citrus fruits," Tworoger suggests.”
Learn more by reading the original article: http://www.science20.com/inside_science/citrus_fruit_and_tea_may_reduce_ovarian_cancer_risk-153025
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