Westerners tend to think that drinking tea will cause dehydration, but a research report published in the "European Journal of Clinical Nutrition" said that drinking tea can replenish body water just like drinking water, and it has additional benefits for human health, including preventing heart disease and certain cancers, etc. Therefore, in terms of benefits, drinking tea is healthier than drinking water.
This study was chaired by Ms. Laxton, a public health nutrition expert at the "King's College" of the University of London in the United Kingdom. After in-depth discussions with her colleagues, she asserted that the key ingredients in tea that can promote health are flavonoids, which are a kind of beneficial Polyphenol antioxidants, which are used to prevent cell damage, are found in many plants, including tea. (She forgot that the simplest concept of tea is that tea is alkali, so it has such effects.)
The report pointed out that there is evidence that drinking three to four cups of tea a day can reduce the risk of heart disease, but the anti-cancer effect of tea is not so obvious. In addition, drinking tea can also fight plaque, prevent tooth decay and strengthen bones. . Laxton said that drinking tea is better than drinking water. Drinking water can only replenish water, but drinking tea can kill two birds with one stone. In addition to replenishing water, it also has antioxidants. (Really correct. As for tea to fight cancer, drinking three to four cups a day is not enough, it must be drunk all day every day to be effective.)
Laxton said that it is just a myth to think that drinking tea will cause dehydration, because studies have shown that caffeine has a dehydrating effect, so everyone thinks that all caffeinated beverages will cause dehydration, but even if you drink a cup of very strong tea, The added moisture still exceeds the lost moisture. So far there is no evidence that drinking tea is harmful in any way, but studies have suggested that tea can impair the body's ability to absorb iron, so if a person suffers from anemia, it is best to avoid tea with meals. (No need to do this, people with anemia can also drink tea.)
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Chinese people have been drinking tea for thousands of years, so how good tea is, you should ask the Chinese people. Readers can observe the differences between foreigners and Chinese when they have a chance
