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Beijing, Nov. 28 (IANS) According to a prospective study conducted by Chinese researchers, regular tea consumption can lead to higher bone density, especially among women, and a reduction in the risk of bone fractures.
Although the cause of the association is poorly known, research conducted by the School of Public Health of Peking University revealed that daily consumers of green tea and those who had drunk tea for more than 30 years had a lower fracture rate depending on their hospitalization. Records, reports the Xinhua News Agency.
The article on research has been published in international journals Nutrients and Osteoporosis International.
Li Liming, a professor who led the research, said the study included 453,625 people randomly selected from the China Kadoorie biobank and documented their records on hospitalized fractures.
On the basis of their self-reported tea consumption, researchers found that, compared to those who do not drink tea, daily tea consumers have a 12% lower risk of fracture.
Those who drink green tea or drink tea for over 30 years have a risk of hip fracture reduced by 20 to 30%.
According to Li, bone density has become an important topic of public health. Previous research has also suggested a certain association between habitual tea consumption and higher bone density in postmenopausal women.
He added that the prospective study still needed a more in-depth sample analysis to get more accurate results linking the association between tea consumption and bone density, consumption of tea that can affect other factors such as improving the concentration and alertness of people.
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