DRINK IN MODERATION Over 7 cups of tea a day can cause prostate cancer

London: If you have turned into a heavy tea drinker influenced recent studies that boast of health benefits, you need to rethink, as a new research has claimed seven cups or more of the beverage a day could raise the risk of prostate cancer in men. 

    The warning comes from University of Glasgow researchers who tracked more than 6,000 men for 40 years and found that those who drank seven or more cups of tea daily had a 50% higher risk of contracting the disease than men who took three or fewer. 
    Their findings counter the previous research, which have suggested that teadrinking lowers the risk of cancer, as well as heart disease, diabetes and Parkinson's disease. 
    "Most previous studies have shown either no relationship with prostate cancer for black tea, or some preventive effect of green tea," lead study author Kashif Shafique said. "We don't know if tea itself is a risk factor or if tea-drinkers generally live to an older age, when prostate cancer is more common," Shafique said. PTI