Does tea affect our body
@Paritosh123Misal (23)
India
February 22, 2009 8:51am CST
Does tea affect our body,there is a sugar proportion in tea so does it really affect our body or does tea causes diabaties or does tea causes any other illness or does over excess of tea causes death,i have never tried much tea from my childhood but now a days addicted so much to the tea that i need it thrice in a day and cant live without it but having some urinal problems because of tea and need some useful information regarding the negative affects of tea.
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@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
22 Feb 09
Tea doesn't contain sugar unless you add it. But rather than containing harmful substances, tea contains many good ones. Green tea especially has been touted for its health benefits. However, even black tea can give you some healthful ingredients.
One such ingredient is polyphenols, which are antioxidants. Tea has been associated with lowering your risk for cardiac disease, stroke and some cancers.
Tea does contain caffeine, which has a diuretic effect, possible leading to your experiencing some increase in the need for urination. However, it's only about half the caffeine contained in coffee.
If you are concerned with sugar but don't care for drinking your tea unsweetened, try a sugar substitute or add a bit of honey. Honey has health benefits of its own to recommend it.
Health experts recommend drinking 1 or 2 cups of tea daily, so if you are drinking three cups, you need only cut out one of those.
