Tea and coffee: the benefits and risks
The UK is a true nation of tea and coffee drinkers. Each person drinks on average 25 cups of tea and coffee a week, and, as a whole, almost 10 million cuppas every hour.
A new study has discovered that a cup of green tea a day could help keep your heart healthy. The drink was found to widen an artery that runs from the shoulder to the elbow by 4% within just 30 minutes, so reducing the risk of blood clots.
Drinking a cuppa is one of life's small pleasures, but there is some confusion about whether tea and coffee are good for you.
As with many things we drink or eat, tea and coffee have some health benefits, but also a few risks.
What are these benefits and risks? Read on and all will be revealed...
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sryan, 2 months [Offensive? Unsuitable? Report this comment.]
if you take painkillers coffee gives the painkillers to work quicker