Drinking four to five cups of tea a day could save your life. It lowers blood pressure and reduces the risk of a heart attack or stroke, claims new research published in the Journal of Nutrition & Food Sciences.
Authors of the new study – funded by the Tea Advisory Panel – found regular consumption of black or green tea not only reduces blood pressure, it also lowers cholesterol, improves cardiovascular function and damps down inflammation, which can be a contributing factor in heart disease and other serious health problems. Cardiovascular disease kills 150,000 people a year in the UK and accounts for 26 per cent of all deaths.