Can Green Tea Delay Prostate Cancer?

New research has shown that capsules containing polyphenols, extracts derived from green tea, might be able to slow down the progression of prostate cancer.

In the study, 26 men with diagnosed prostate cancer were given four capsules of polyphenols per day for one month. At the end of the month, the men had lower levels of three proteins that are known to increase the growth rate of tumors.

While the green tea capsules resulted in lower levels of these proteins and thus would, theoretically, slow down the growth of prostate cancer, it's not clear if tumors would actually shrink or would just grow slower than normal.

Either way, this is a very interesting development. Hopefully we'll see more and more positive research such as this.