Green Tea Linked to Decreased Risk for Dementia

Drinking this healthy beverage each week could offer significant benefits for your brain health.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• In a study, people who drank green tea one to six days a week had less mental decline and a lower risk of dementia than non-tea drinkers

• The epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) in green tea is a powerful antioxidant responsible for body-wide health benefits such as blood pressure and weight maintenance, lowered risk of certain cancers, ene…