Green tea is life
The tea on tea? The latest study out of China says drink green tea at least three times per week if you want to add another 14 months to your life.
By the end of the study, the researchers found that regular tea drinkers had a 20 percent lower risk of suffering from heart disease or stroke, and a 22 percent lower risk of dying from heart disease and stroke.
Men in the study saw more benefits than women, namely because a higher percentage of habitual tea drinkers were men.
Green tea is rich in polyphenols, micronutrients that, “protect against cardiovascular disease and its risk factors including high blood pressure and dyslipidemia.”
Black tea, on the other hand, is fermented, during which process “polyphenols are oxidized into pigments and may lose their antioxidant effects.” Additionally, black tea is often served with milk, “which previous research has shown may counteract the favorable health effects of tea on vascular function.
Sources:
https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/24722/20200116/study-says-that-drinking-green-tea-rather-than-black-may-help-you-live-longer.htm
By the end of the study, the researchers found that regular tea drinkers had a 20 percent lower risk of suffering from heart disease or stroke, and a 22 percent lower risk of dying from heart disease and stroke.
Men in the study saw more benefits than women, namely because a higher percentage of habitual tea drinkers were men.
Green tea is rich in polyphenols, micronutrients that, “protect against cardiovascular disease and its risk factors including high blood pressure and dyslipidemia.”
Black tea, on the other hand, is fermented, during which process “polyphenols are oxidized into pigments and may lose their antioxidant effects.” Additionally, black tea is often served with milk, “which previous research has shown may counteract the favorable health effects of tea on vascular function.
Sources:
https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/24722/20200116/study-says-that-drinking-green-tea-rather-than-black-may-help-you-live-longer.htm
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