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Green tea consumption is associated with a decreased risk of stomach cancer, advanced prostate cancer, and stroke.
Drinking green tea regularly is associated with lower risks of stomach cancer, advanced prostate cancer, and stroke. This supports incorporating green tea into a healthy diet.
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In the JPHC Study, green tea consumption was associated with a decreased risk of female stomach cancer (21), advanced prostate cancer (22) and stroke (23).
Why this rating
Large prospective cohort with consistent inverse associations across multiple endpoints.
Source
The JPHC Study: Design and Some Findings on the Typical Japanese Diet
Shoichiro Tsugane et al. · Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology · 2014
DOI 10.1093/jjco/hyu096
cohort · n=140420Cited 384×
Read the paper DOI resolved against Crossref · corpus check 2026-06-10
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