Green tea drinkers receive less disability chance: study

Saturday, 04 February 2012 11:59

NEW YORK: Elderly adults who regularly drink green tea may stay more agile and independent than their peers over time, a large study of Japanese adults suggests.

Green tea contains certain antioxidant chemicals particularly a compound known as EGCG that may help ward off the body-cell damage that can lead to disease.

And researchers have been studying green tea's effects on everything from cholesterol to the risk of certain cancers with mixed results so far.