Today, green tea is considered an effective anti-cancer beverage because it contains the most potent antioxidant ever discovered - EGCG or "epigallocatechin gallate".

EGCG in tea works by inhibiting the production of "urokinase" -- an enzyme that helps promote cancer growth. In a test, researchers were able to reduce the number of tumors using EGCG by 73 percent. (Source: National Cancer Center Research Institute. Tokyo, Japan)

According to a University of Kansas research, EGCG antioxidant is 100 times stronger than vitamin C and 25 times more potent than vitamin E in protecting human body cells