Tea helps protect the skin from sun damage

It is well known that tea has many health features. Recently, an American study published in the American Journal of Dermatology confirms that epigallocatechin-O-gallate (EGCG) in the tea helps to protect the skin from sun damage from the sun.

Dr Judy Rees and colleagues at Dartmouth College of Medicine (New Hampshire) studied the effects of tea on 2,200 people with skin cancers such as carcinoma and melanin.

Epithelial cancer usually develops in the elderly and only attacks parts of the skin that are often exposed to the sun, such as the face, neck, and hands. The disease can be cured by surgery. And melanin disease is more dangerous, usually occurs in young people and attacks the whole body.

Each year in France, 1,500 people die from skin cancer and new cases are constantly developing. Regular exposure to the sun can damage the skin cells' DNA, causing cancer to develop.

The results of Dr. Rees' study show that people who regularly drink tea, at least 1 cup a day, are 20 to 30% less likely to develop these tumors than those who do not drink. For those who drank tea for more than 10 years and those who drank at least two cups a day, this effect became more pronounced.

The researchers explained that EGCG is an antioxidant present in tea to reduce the effects of ultraviolet rays on the skin by inhibiting cancer-causing processes.

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