Latest Research
The Tea Advisory Panel publishes reviews and reports on black tea and health and also sponsors various research papers and studies. You can read the full reports by clicking on the relevant title.
For more details about any of these reviews or reports, please contact the TAP press office via: Emma Sanderson or Nicky Smith on 0207 7058989
Papers and reviews:
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| Title | Date | Category | Description | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black tea--helpful or harmful? A review of the evidence | 13 March 2007 | Health Research Archive | To consider whether consumption of black tea has a positive or negative impact on health. | Read |
| Dietary antioxidant intake and risk of an aneurysmal rupture subarachnoid hemorrhage in Japan | 13 March 2007 | Health Research Archive | The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between dietary antioxidant intake and the risk of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) in a case-control study. | Read |
| Black tea prevents cigarette smoke-induced apoptosis and lung damage | 13 March 2007 | Health Research Archive | Cigarette smoking is a major cause of lung damage. One prominent deleterious effect of cigarette smoke is oxidative stress. | Read |
| Influence of habitual diet on antioxidant status: a study in a population of vegetarians and omnivores | 13 March 2007 | Health Research Archive | Antioxidant status can be used as a biomarker to assess chronic disease risk and diet can modulate antioxidant defence. | Read |
| Consumption of black, green and herbal tea and iron status in French adults | 13 March 2007 | Health Research Archive | A number of potential health effects have lately been accorded to tea consumption. | Read |
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“Is the high level of fluoride in tea harmful?”
No, fluoride is known to protect teeth from dental caries. The tea plant accumulates fluoride from the soil and for this reason a cup of tea is a natural source of fluoride.
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