Do you take your tea with lemon?
If not perhaps you should consider it. It seems that lemon with your tea could reduce you risk of skin cancer. At the University of Arizona Cancer Center, Iman Hakim and Robin Harris conducted a study of some 450 people. From their sample, 225 suffered from squamous-cell carcinoma.
The conducted study suggested that those who consumed significantly more citrus peel (such as orange and lemon peel) in beverages, baked goods and hot tea, were less likely to develop skin cancer. According to the study, citrus juice and pulp do not contain as many of the cancer fighting phytonutrients as the peel does. According to Hakim, iced drinks tend to be less effective than hot ones because they are diluted with ice.
Compounds contained in both black tea and citrus peel appear to offer protection against skin cancer. The regular consumption of tea and citrus peel were associated with more than a 70% reduction in risk for this type of cancer. Those who only consumed the black tea resulted in only a 40% cancer risk reduction. The researchers are now trying to pinpoint exalty how frequently, and in what amounts, people can consume tea and citrus peel to experience these health benefits.
In the mean time I'm gonna go and sip on a nice hot cup of Organic Planet Orange Spice Tea.
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