Humans have been drinking many different kinds of tea for centuries. With the advances we have made in relevant scientific fields over the past century, we are finally able to accurately study the effects many common food and drink products have on our health. With the capacity to accurately study long term effects of food and drink products at hand, researchers have recently begun to delve into the potential health benefits of drinking tea. Their findings might surprise you.
Australian researchers have established that drinking about 3 cups of black tea a day can significantly improve cardiovascular health by reducing blood pressure. The researchers believe that the mechanism for the reduction in blood pressure is due to a flavonoid contained in black tea that acts as an antioxidant. More specifically, this antioxidant property of black tea is especially effective at reducing blood pressure overnight.
This surprising finding has been encouraging to many tea drinkers across the world. It has always been assumed that tea is probably a relatively healthy beverage to consume on a daily basis, but this research finally lends a bit of credibility to that assumption.
The surprising findings of this study on the health benefits of drinking black tea will no doubt lead to further scientific studies. Other questions remain unanswered. For example, are the health benefits of drinking black tea limited to black tea only? Or do other types of tea offer similar cardiovascular benefits? Enthusiasm and funding for future studies on the benefits of several different types of tea should begin to offer us answers to these questions. For now, the classy tea drinkers amongst us can rest assured in the knowledge that having one or three cups of black tea on a daily basis is at best good for your heart health and at worst a pleasurable and tasty daily routine.
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