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Skip to content All News Sport Culture Lifestyle Tea drinking is good for your heart, researchers in China have concluded (Getty/iStock) A study of nearly 486,000 people by Chinese researchers found that regular tea drinking is associated with an 11 per cent reduction in vascular disease risk. Moderate-strength tea was linked to a lower risk of vascular disease, whereas consuming burning hot tea was correlated with a higher risk. The lowest risk was observed at six to eight cups a day, particularly when combined with not smoking and taking regular exercise.
British Heart Foundation experts noted that the observational study cannot prove tea directly protects heart health, as diet and lifestyle factors vary. Experts emphasised that overall lifestyle matters most for cardiovascular health and further evidence is needed to see if the findings apply to the UK. In full Drinking tea every day has a surprise health benefit, study finds More bulletins Thank you for registering Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in Please refresh your browser to be logged in
Source: The Independent
