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The health benefits of tea have been well documented. Tea has a protective effect against cardiovascular disease and contains antioxidants which carry a cancer-protective ability.
A recent study in the January 9 online edition of the European Heart Journal explains that many people from tea-drinking countries enjoy a lower incidence of cardiac disease.
There is one tea-drinking country, however, that does not reap the cardiovascular or antioxidant benefits of tea...Can you guess which country and why? Read here for more details.
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Hey doc, welcome aboard Sb!
I've put myself on a tea diet: only drink tea every second day. Because I got tired of the caffein habit. I take rooibos instead. But today's a tea day and I had half a litre of it for breakfast. Milk & sugar, please!
Posted by: Martin Rundkvist | January 19, 2007 2:38 AM
Hmm I wonder how far apart you have to keep your tea and dairy? Can you have a bowl of cereal, then a cup of tea 30 minutes later? An hour?
Posted by: ERV | January 22, 2007 10:08 AM
I happen to be reading this at tea time. BTW, welcome to ScienceBlogs!
Posted by: pough | January 23, 2007 7:15 PM
Do you think it is because the diet in Britain is so unhealthy in other ways?
Posted by: jmb | January 25, 2007 9:19 PM
I thought the same thing when I first read the article. I'm sure the English diet, which is comparatively less healthy than to the Asian diet, may also contribute to the lack of cardiac health benefits.
Posted by: Karen Ventii | January 30, 2007 8:40 PM
The tea drinkers showed lower blood platelet activation which has been linked to blood clotting and subsequent heart attack risk and a greater degree of relaxation after the tasks.
Posted by: getnutri | March 29, 2008 3:41 AM