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Excerpts from: Tea 'increases incontinence risk'

By BBC Online [03/06/03]
 
Drinking tea and smoking heavily has been linked to urinary incontinence in women, research suggests.
A study found smoking more than 20 cigarettes a day was linked to the complaint. . .

Up to 25% of women and 5% of men aged 15 to 64 are affected.

Norwegian researchers surveyed almost 28,000 women aged over 20 in the Nord-Trndelag area of the country between 1995 and 1997.