THE DANGER OF DRINKING TEA

We all know that the British love their tea. Can you imagine the uproar in the UK and amongst Brits all over the world when  the British Medical Journal revealed some interesting and maybe controversial findings?
Scientists discovered that drinking a steaming cup of tea can significantly spike your chances of esophageal cancer. Compared with drinking warm or lukewarm tea, hot tea was associated with doubling the risk of the throat cancer, and very hot tea was associated with an eight-fold increased risk. The quicker the cups were consumed, the greater the odds for the person getting sick became.

In an accompanying editorial in the journal, Dr. David Whiteman, M.D., from the Queensland Institute of Medical Research in Australia states: “The mechanism through which heat promotes the development of tumors warrants further exploration and might be given renewed impetus on the basis of these findings.”

Dr. Whiteman advises tea-drinkers to simply wait a few minutes for their brew to cool from “scalding” to “tolerable.” Or, you can add milk to the tea, which will cause its temperature to drop quickly.

So, there is still a chance if you just have some patience, or add milk to your tea, you should be safe, what a relief then?

However, wait a minute now; here comes another revelation for those who swear to the health insurance of drinking green tea. So given that we have found a solution for those tea drinkers who use black tea, it now remains to see what is in store for the green tea drinkers.

Most people think of the positive effects of green tea. However, while this type of tea does offer some excellent benefits, many directly related to health, it is also important to understand there are some negative effects of green tea leaves. Just as with many foods and drinks we consume, green tea may not be good for everyone. Therefore, we will address some of the negative effects of green tea leaves so you can determine if this is right for you.

Green tea comes from a bush in the Camellia family, which is why the official name for green tea is Camellia sinensis. Today, green tea is grown in more than 50 countries to include Argentina, Brazil, and Russia, among others.

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