Three Cups of Black Tea Each Day Could Help Reduce Diabetes Risk

A new study claims that people who drink at least three cups of black tea each day could be lowering their risk of developing conditions such as diabetes and heart attacks. It is already believed that regularly drinking tea helps to prevent the blood from clotting and manages blood pressure. However, this research, based on the analysis of 40 research papers found that three cups of tea per day could reduce the risk of heart attack by up to 60% and substantially lower the chances of people getting type 2 diabetes. The study revealed that tea helped to produce a significant protective association in the majority of cases, with benefits coming from a range of positive factors in black tea, including antioxidant flavonoids and theanine, which work to control levels of blood pressure and maintain the production of nitric oxide production and therefore the health of arteries, as well as inhibiting platelet aggregation, a main cause of blood clots. UK Nutrition Bulletin, Dec 2012