Drinking green tea to stay happy

Japanese scientists have found that green tea can help older people get rid of melancholy.

The research shows that the 70-year-olds are no longer sad if they drink more than 4 cups of green tea a day. People who drank green tea also reduced their risk of depression by 44% compared to those who did not drink more than 1 cup of green tea / day.

Of the 1,058 participants in the trial, 34% of men and 24% of women had severe mental disorders. 488 respondents reported that they drank more than 4 cups of green tea daily, 284 people - 2 or 3 cups, and 286 people took 1 or less than 1 cup.

The positive impact of green tea on the mood is not related to social status and economic circumstances, gender, nutrition, medical records, taking antidepressants, smoking and exercise. force of the participants.

Scientists believe that green tea has the same protective effect because of the amino acid teanin, which has a sedative effect.

Meanwhile, black tea and coffee do not prevent depression.

Recently, it has been found that green tea reduces the risk of developing oral cancer (42% reduction) and some forms of blood cancer (48% reduction).