Coffee or tea, which is better?

My friend all i can tell u tat u are alredy on verge of abusal... try stopping both of them and u will discover tat things dunn go well wid u on long term basis!!!! So hav a thorough reading of my comments n think the best alternative for u!!! Cheers!!

I appreciate the advice, but I think it is a bit extreme. I drink 3 cups of coffee in a span of 5 hours and do not drink beverages containing caffeine during the day, I drink water. In the evenings, I drink herbal decaf tea for the warmth and soothing of the flavors, this relaxes me. If I drink the black tea, which I enjoy when I am feeling ill, (black tea with lemon, no sugar, no milk is my cold/flu favorite) the caffeine will keep me awake, even just one cup. That is why I drink dacaf herbals. Black tea is reported to contain the most caffeine of all teas, about 40mg per cup. Coffee is reported to contain 115mg per cup. (I'm sure this also depends on the quality or brand also) It is advised not to consume more than 400mg per day. I do research things and although I do not worry about studies or good things versus harmful things according to science, I am aware. : )

Thank you for the useful details you have given about relative merits and drawbacks with both coffee and tea, particularly why decaf herbal tea is good and what is the permissible intake of caffeine per day to maintain good health. I appreciate your point of view that what is good today is going to be declared harmful by the researches sooner or later, so there is no point in denying ourselves the "harmless" pleasures of today before they going to be branded bad tomorrow. But somehow I also feel 3 cups of coffee and 2 cups of tea every day seems to be slightly on the higher side. Anyway you are the best judge for your health. Take care and have a nice day !

Its good tat u dunn take either... But friend mind my words... after extensive research its proved tat if u wanna sit at late nights wid sucking things... hav a glass of black tea + lemon for flavour + a pinch of sugar... u will never sleep... but plzz dunn add milk n its best rather than taking a stupid pill which has a major psychological effect and can rather serve as a placebo!!! Cheerrs!!!

it still contains caffiene and that is the main waking oppenent which is exactly what i am consuming by taking the pill. i wouldnt take anything that i didnt have all the information about. and it is not as dangerous as you think, only if it is taken extremely excessively. i mean, you can buy it in the supermarket.

aw sorry what i mean is i only drink coffee in the mornings because it's cold. and that's the only time i drink coffee.. but i prefer tea especially in the evening because it's good to our health, like what you said.. =) Cheers!

i dunn think wat u r speking makes a lot of sense.... Having cofee steadily makes a daily steady intake of cafiene which is not as good... But having tea is excellent wid its less caffiene, theophylline plus various tannins which are health rejunviating!!! Cheers!!!!