Thursday, December 8, 2011

Green tea may help in getting rid of depression

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Japanese researchers said that older people who drink several cups of green tea a day is likely to have a reduced incidence of depression, owing probably to the chemical, which is a matter of "feeling good" found in this type of tea.
Numerous studies have linked between drinking green tea and reduce mental health problems, and reach a doctor Caritjon New from the Graduate School of Tohoku University and colleagues have suggested that men and women aged 70 years and more and drank four cups of green tea or more a day lowered their risk of symptoms of depression by 44 percent .
Green tea is consumed widely in many Asian countries including China and Japan.
The researchers conducted a study on 1058 elderly, relatively healthy elderly. According to a study published in the December issue of the journal American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 34 percent of men and 39 percent of the women appeared to have symptoms of depression.
A total of 488 of the participants in the study had they drank four cups of green tea or more a day while 284 said they drank between two cups to three cups of green tea while the rest said that they drank Cuba or less per day.
According to the researchers, the impact is clear to drink more green tea to relieve symptoms of depression are not disappointed when they took into account the social and economic status, gender, diet and history of health problems and the use of antidepressants.
In contrast, there was no link between the consumption of black tea or coffee or tea Ullung and reduced symptoms of depression.
The doctor said that Caritjon (Thianin amino acid) found in green tea which is believed to have soothing effect on the brain may explain the "beneficial effects" which outlined the study.
The researchers added, "Nevertheless, there is a need for more studies to confirm whether it's more the effects of drinking green tea anti-depressants actually"

Health and food, Mental illness

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