Scotland's tea blenders will be cheered by new findings by scientists at the University of Western Australia who claim that drinking three cups of tea a day can lower blood pressure.
Date:
Fri, 27 Jan 2012
Source:
British Heart Foundation
Participants drank either three cups of black tea a day or a placebo with the same flavour and caffeine content. After six months, those who drank the tea were found to have lower blood pressure than those who did not.
Tracy Parker, Heart Health Dietitian at the British Heart Foundation, said: “It is important to understand that a cuppa won’t cancel out a poor diet or lifestyle. There is evidence that antioxidant properties in tea could provide heart health benefits, but more research is required to better understand how tea may reduce blood pressure.
“In the meantime, cutting down on salt and alcohol, eating more fruit and vegetables, and keeping physically active are all well established ways of lowering your blood pressure.”
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