The many benefits of green tea and coffee have come to the fore and it is now known that their regular use can also prevent heart attacks or strokes.
A study in Japan and a detailed survey found that high consumption of green tea can be beneficial in stroke and heart disease. Scientists at Osaka University say that women and men who survive stroke drink seven cups of green tea a day which increases their life expectancy.
The study found that the death rate in such people was as low as 64%, while those who did not drink green tea did not. Similarly those who consumed the same amount of green tea after a heart attack had a 53% lower rate of a second attack.
But another study found that in addition to green tea coffee also has properties. Coffee not only helps heart patients but also keeps healthy people away from heart disease.
Experts say that this does not prove that drinking coffee or green tea increases life expectancy but that their use after a heart attack can prevent another attack or further deterioration of health.
At Osaka University, Dr. Hiroyasu Iso published his research on February 4 which looked at 46,000 people between the ages of 40 and 79. All were noted for 20 years with 478 surviving strokes and 1,214 surviving the first heart attack.
The study found that people who drank two cups of green tea a day had a 39 percent lower risk of death. The study found that both green tea and coffee can help prevent heart attacks and strokes.
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