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Some studies indicate that green tea helps fight cancer.
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1. Help With Your Weight
Overweight or obese exercisers burned off three more pounds and 7 percent more belly fat when they drank green tea instead of another beverage with the same calories, according to a new multicenter study.
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2. Protection Against Cancer
Regular drinkers were 12 percent less likely to develop breast cancer than nondrinkers, according to research in 6,928 Chinese women.
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3. Reduced Risk of Stroke
A UCLA review of nine studies found three cups a day cut the risk of stroke by 21 percent (black tea was protective too).
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4. Healthier Gums
In a study of 940 men, the more green tea a man drank, the less likely he was to have gum disease.
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