The Telegraph reported that a research study at Glasgow University has said that men who drink a lot of tea a day are 50 per cent more likely to develop prostate cancer
Glasgow University found that people who drink more than seven cups of tea are at a much higher risk of getting the disease than those who consume three cups or fewer.
The warning comes after scientists at the University of Glasgow tracked the health of more than 6,000 men for four decades. The participients were aged between 21 and 75 were asked to complete a questionnaire about their usual consumption of tea, coffee and alcohol as well as their smoking habits and general health, and had to attend a screening examination.
Dr Kate Holmes, head of research at The Prostate Cancer Charity, said: ‘Whilst it does appear that those who drank seven or more cups of tea each day had an increased risk of developing prostate cancer, this did not take into consideration family history or any other dietary elements other than tea, coffee and alcohol intake……It is therefore unclear as to whether there were other factors in play which may have had a greater impact on risk.
