Black tea and health
- Posted: 20 May 2009
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Publisher: British Nutrition Foundation
Journal: Nutrition Bulletin, 33, 91-101
Author: Dr Carrie Ruxton
Date: 2008
Publisher: British Nutrition Foundation
Journal: Nutrition Bulletin, 33, 91-101
Author: Dr Carrie Ruxton
Date: 2008
Summary
Drinking at least four cups of tea a day cuts the risk of a heart attack, keeps your body’s hydration needs at a healthy, optimum level, and improves your alertness and mood elevation, according to this major literature review. What’s more, tea could play a positive contribution to bone mineral density, disproving some earlier suggestions that the caffeine and fluoride in the drink may have an adverse effect on bone health. In this literature study, leading independent nutritionist and member of the Tea Advisory Panel, Dr Ruxton, reviews all the existing scientific literature on black tea.
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