Tea and Longevity

Tea and Longevity
There is some evidence that drinking tea also promote longevity. For instance, a low mortality rate has been reported among Japanese women who are practitioners of the traditional tea ceremony.

It has been shown, for example that the longer the concentration of the antioxidants vitamin E and vitamin C in the bodies of animals, the longer they live.

This suggest that active consumption of agents that are effective antioxidants may slow the aging process.

Green tea is rich in antioxidants. It has been demonstrated that catechins in green tea are far stronger antioxidants than vitamin E.

Although there is no direct evidence a relationship between green tea consumption and aging, it contains powerful antioxidants, which is suggestive that it can help slow the aging process.

There was a research in Japan conducted an 8 year follow survey concerning the green tea effects on the prolongation of human life using 8500 participants.

Those who had more than 10 cups of green tea each day had a longer lifespan than those who had 3 or more cups daily.

In this study, a decreased relative risk of death form CVD was also found for people consuming more than 10 cups/d of green tea, and importantly, green tea consumption also prolonging effects on cumulative survival.
Tea and Longevity