Drinking Tea Linked to Health Benefits, Lower Risk of Dying
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Drinking tea has several reported health benefits, but most studies have been conducted in regions where green tea predominates. New data from Britain — where there is a strong tradition of 'afternoon tea' — now shows that black tea is also associated with health benefits. The findings come from a prospective study of nearly 500,000 participants in the UK Biobank cohort, among who drinking black tea was common. They suggest that drinking black tea may be associated with a moderately lower of dying, and the risk was lowest among those drinking two or more cups of tea per day.
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@samrat After multivariate adjustment, the hazard ratios (HR) for death among tea drinkers, compared with no tea intake, were similar across intake levels: 0.95 for daily intake of up to 1 cup, 0.87 for 2-3 cups, 0.88 for 4-5 cups, 0.88 for 6-7 cups, 0.91 for 8-9 cups, and 0.89 for 10 or more cups.