Another reason to go green

~ Study: Green tea seems to lower stroke risk, no benefit against cancer

CHICAGO -- So drinking green tea does have a health benefit -- just not the one that everybody thought.

A Japanese study suggests drinking tea will lower your risk of stroke but won't save you from cancer.

The study's authors say their findings may explain why the Japanese are less likely than Americans to die of heart disease and stroke. The results follow a report earlier this year by, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said an analysis found no credible scientific evidence to support manufacturers' claims that green tea can cut cardiovascular disease risks.

The study was funded by the Japanese government and is published in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association. It's different from many previous studies because it involved so many people -- 40,530 Japanese adults. Those who drank lots of green tea were less likely than those who drank only a little tea to die from cardiovascular disease and other causes, but not cancer.