Study Shows Tea and Coffee can reduce the Risk of Heart Disease
Think you drink too much coffee? Well think again! According to a recent article on WebMD, studies show that drinkers of coffee and tea have a dramatically lower chance of dying from heart disease than those who abstain.
A recent study, which involved over 37,000 people from The Netherlands in the last 13 years, found the following:
- People who drank three to six cups of tea per day had a 45% lower risk of death from heart disease than people who drank less than one cup of tea a day.
- Drinking more than six cups of tea a day was associated with a 36% lower risk of heart disease, compared to drinking less than one cup.
- People who drank more than two, but no more than four, cups of coffee a day had about a 20% lower risk of heart disease than people who drank more or less coffee or no coffee at all.
- Moderate coffee consumption was associated with a slight, but not statistically significant, reduction in death from heart disease, but neither coffee nor tea affected stroke risk.
While 6 cups of tea may seem like a lot for one day, remember that a large mug of tea may contain 3 or more cups worth, and Iced Tea counts too!
The researchers believe that Flavonoids (powerful antioxidants) found in black and green tea and coffee may explain the beneficial effect seen in the study. Flavonoids are also found in other heart healthy foods and drinks such as red wine, red grapes, dark chocolate, blueberries, and red beans.
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