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May 5, 2008 Update #71N |
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WILL BOTH DRINKING TEA AND CIGARETTE SMOKING DETER PARKINSON'S DISEASE?
Background
To use the three words - healthy, smoking and tea - in the
same sentence almost seems sacrilegious. Yet, the following study
suggests that both tea and smoking have at least one healthy attribute
in common.
Note: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a nervous system,
movement disorder caused, at least in part, by apoptosis (cell suicide)
of critical dopamine-producing neurons in the brain. PD risk increases
after age 50 and with exposure to certain pesticides.
Featured Research Study
Smoking and tea consumption delay onset of Parkinson's disease.
Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2008 Apr 21. Kandinov B, et.al.
Click Here for PubMed Abstract of Study
Study Highlights
Tea drinking, coffee consumption and cigarette
smoking were assessed, retrospectively, to assess their possible
effect on the age of PD onset. Whereas 3 cups of coffee consumed
per day appeared to advance the age of PD onset by nearly 5 years,
the same amount of tea consumed appeared to delay the onset by nearly
8 years. Cigarette smoking (at least 10 pack-years) appeared to also
delay PD onset by slightly over 3 years.
Comments
This study, although interesting, certainly does not
promote the use of tea or cigarettes to delay the onset of or reduce
one's risk of PD. See Updates #17, 23, 45 for more information.
Ask your tea professional to guide you toward enjoyable tea options.
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