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High consumption of green tea (unsweetened) is inversely associated with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality.
Drink unsweetened green tea regularly. This habit is associated with lower all-cause and cardiovascular mortality.
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Our prospective study showed that intake of green tea was inversely associated with all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality.
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Based on prospective cohort studies cited.
Source
Why has Japan become the world’s most long-lived country: insights from a food and nutrition perspective
Shoichiro Tsugane · European Journal of Clinical Nutrition · 2020
DOI 10.1038/s41430-020-0677-5
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