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The study showed a clear association between green tea consumption and lung cancer risk in current and ever smokers who drank less green tea (those who drank less than 1 cup per day and never drank green tea). Smokers who never drank green tea, compared to smokers who drank green tea for more than 10 years also had a significantly greater risk of lung cancer, with an odds ratio of 3.34. Studies conducted in England and Spain have shown that the compound called EGCG in green tea can stop the growth of cancer cells by binding with an enzyme in the body called dihydrofolate reductase. The structure of EGCG is very similar to the structure of the cancer drug methotrexate and works in the same way as the drug, the studies found out. Dr. Thomas Varughese, Head of Surgical Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery, Lakeshore Hospital and Research Center, Cochin said, Consumption of green tea after quitting smoking completely can contribute to reversing the possibility of lung cancers. Green tea, which is rich in anti-oxidants, can help in restoring the oxidant/antioxidant imbalance among those who have quit tobacco use completely, both smoking and smokeless, provided they have used it long enough to cover the impact of the period of use. It is also now widely held that a person with deficiency in the immune system runs a higher risk of cancers. Smokers typically have low levels of vital nutrients like Vitamins C and E, zinc, calcium, folate, and the omega-3 essential fatty acid, which are vital for the human bodys immune system and proper metabolic activity. Consumption of green tea can boost up the bodys immune system by fighting free radicals and can reduce the risk from damage caused by toxins in cigarette smoke, he added. Cigarette smoke contains over 4,000 chemicals, of which more than 50 are carcinogenic. While it augurs well that we have a natural remedy in green tea that can reduce the adverse impact of tobacco use, what is more important is that it needs to be discouraged by all possible means. One way could be to increase taxes as has been done in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, Dr. Varughese also said. In Rajasthan, all tobacco products cigarettes, bidis and smokeless - are taxed at 50 per cent during the current fiscal and in Uttar Pradesh the VAT for cigarettes is 50 per cent and 55 percent for smokeless tobacco. Ends
Saikripa, 289, PTP Nagar, Thiruvananthapuram 695 038, Kerala || T: 0471-2361026 || E: tobaccofreekerala@gmail.com ||