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Or rather, why green tea is good for you when you are smoking. I read about this study and thought I’d share it with you. Its called the Asian paradox, as many Asain people smoke, but they have a much lower incidence of lung cancer and other diseases related to smoking tobacco. So take a cup for cancer! You should also read the following on which vegetables will protect your smoke battered lungs!
“Researchers recruited 2,000 lung cancer patients and compared them against
2,000 age- and sex-matched subjects from six countries in eastern and
central Europe. Each filled out a food questionnaire and gave a blood
sample to assess their genetic status.
The study found that eating cruciferous vegetables weekly had a 33%
protective effect against lung cancer in people who had an inactive form of
a gene called GSTM1, and a 37% protective effect for those with an inactive
GSTT1 gene. For those who had both genes inactivated, the vegetable
consumption provided a 72% protective effect. No such effect was found in
people who had active forms of both genes.
The genes produce glutathione-S-transferase enzymes, which eliminate
chemopreventive compounds called isothiocyanates. Cruciferous vegetables
have a high concentration of this cancer-fighting compound.”
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