Four Cups of Tea a Day For Your Health
October 25, 2006 by ruth
Filed under Food & Nutrition
The UK Tea Council is running a poster advertising campaign on London Underground and Network South East trains this month to encourage people to drink more tea.
A minimum of four cups of tea a day will contribute to your daily fluid intake, the antioxidants tea contains can be beneficial for heart health, and the small amount of caffeine tea contains can help increase concentration, according to the latest research - all news that should have commuters heading straight for the kettle when they arrive in the office.
Aside from promoting heart health, tea has also been demonstrated to help cope with stress, cut death risks (due to chronic disease), and reduce the risks of developing gall stones and contracting gall bladder cancer.
That tea is a healthy drink is not a surprise. That Londoners need convincing is what makes me confused. Isn’t tea the ultimate panacea for the Brits? “Boyfriend left you for another? Another man? Here, have a cup of tea. It’ll do you good…”
Anyway, should you feel like reading scientific bases for tea’s health benefits, see the UK Tea Council’s Tea4Health, which compiles the latest research on tea and health.
Ah, but Londoners, and Brits in general, aren’t drinking as much tea as they used to. Coffee may even be more popular - I don’t have the statistics in front for me.
We always need reminding to return to our roots.
Indeed, Lab Cat, indeed! Thanks for dropping by!
I know green tea is good for you, but do the health benefits include black tea as well? Just out of curiousity…