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Drinking tea daily can lower your cholesterol level, reducing your risk of developing serious heart conditions.
As research continues on the effects tea has on human health, more evidence is turning up that demonstrates the benefits of drinking the brewed beverage. "The scientific community is making tremendous strides in discovering the potential for flavonoids found in black and green teas and other plant foods to promote health and reduce the risk of certain chronic diseases," says Jeffrey Blumberg, PhD, of Tufts University in Boston.
Blumberg, who heads the Antioxidants Research Laboratory at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts, co-chaired a symposium on the benefits of flavonoids--plant pigments that contain antioxidant properties--on September 23, 2002, in Washington, DC.
One such study discussed at the ...