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ONE CUP CUTS BLOOD PRESSURE, TWO STAVE OFF DEMENTIA... AND SIX REDUCE YOUR SKIN CANCER RISK - THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT COFFEE!
June 20, 2011
We are a nation of coffee addicts — last year alone we spent almost £1 billion on it. Our caffeine habit was vindicated last week when Swedish researchers revealed women who drink five or more cups a day could be protecting themselves against an aggressive form of breast cancer. But with other research suggesting high doses of caffeine can pose risks to health, just how much coffee should you be drinking a day? To help you decide, we reveal the benefits — and risks — of your daily intake. Full text
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COFFEE SEEMS TO LOWER THE RISK OF LETHAL PROSTATE CANCER
June 8, 2011
Drinking coffee is a fine way to start the day, many men would agree. For those worried about prostate cancer, it appears to be a great way to start the day. The latest of many studies on whether a daily cup, or many cups, of java might lower a man’s risk of developing prostate cancer, especially lethal prostate cancer, falls on the side of coffee enthusiasts. Full text
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JAPAN MAY FACE GREEN TEA SHORTAGE DUE TO RADIATION LEAKES FROM FUKUSHIMA PLANT
June 8, 2011
Japan may face a shortage of green tea as radiation leaking from the crippled Fukushima Dai-Ichi power station tainted leaves, spurring the government to restrict shipments from four prefectures. The government decided on Thursday to curb shipments of dried tea leaves containing more than 500 becquerel per kg of radioactive cesium and ordered a halt in shipments from the eastern prefectures of Ibaraki, Chiba, Kanagawa and Tochigi where tainted produce was detected. Full text
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TEA SECTOR FOR 40% SUBSIDY
June 8, 2011
The tea industry today called for 40 per cent subsidy under the special purpose tea fund, saying that the current subsidy of 25 per cent could neither absorb the heavy loss of revenue nor motivate planters to go for developmental activities. Indian Tea Association chairman C.S. Bedi conveyed this to the Union ministry of commerce during a consultation workshop on preparation of an approach paper on tea, coffee, rubber and spices industries for the Twelfth Plan. Full text
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