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Association of Green Tea and Coffee Consumption with Health Awareness in Office Workers

For the rapidly growing beverage market, information on health benefits is very important. There is a need to evaluate the awareness of the health effects of green tea and coffee among the consumers. The goals of the study were to determine green tea and coffee intake in relation to health awareness in office workers. The questionnaire contained questions on the average frequency and quantity of green tea and coffee intake. Women had significantly higher scores of health awareness with green tea for hypertension, diabetes, cancer, heart disease, obesity, and bone than men. Study subjects with high education level had a higher score in health awareness of green tea of all-disease(p<0.05). Obese consumers had higher score in health awareness of green tea in hypertension and diabetes in men (P<0.05). There was a positive correlation between green tea and coffee consumption and health awareness in office workers. However, the relation with coffee was less than green tea. In conclusion, the intake of green tea is associated with health awareness in officer workers. Therefore, it is necessary to educate about the function of green tea to increase green tea consumption.