I recently interviewed prominent tea researcher Dr. Iman Hakim on tea & health. Excerpt:
Goodwin: What are your findings on tea and heart health?
Hakim: Tea is shown to improve the fluidity of the blood, which makes circulation easier, so it can lower your blood pressure and lower incidence of stroke. We have also seen a very beneficial effect on lipids in general. One study was on patients in the Middle East who drank two to three cups of tea a day. It showed a decrease in LDL (bad cholesterol) and an increase in HDL (good cholesterol) that was particularly strong amongst women who smoke.
Goodwin: Does tea impact diabetes?
Hakim: As long as it doesn’t have any sugar in it, of course, tea can control blood sugar. It can also prevent complications, like the cardiovascular effects that accompany Type 2 diabetes. The research was first done on black tea, but now they are studying green tea. Both black and green come from the same plant, so if it works with one, more than likely, it works with the other.
You can read the full article on tea & health on World Tea News.
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This is really good to know information. It is nice to see it in a question answer format. I knew most of this information already, but it is always good to reaffirm.
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