Black Tea and Its Amazing Health Benefits

Black Tea and Its Amazing Health Benefits
by Olivia Atkinson

A research conducted in Netherlands over a period of fifteen years, studied on about
552 people on supervising the health benefits of particular flavonoids, found that
more than seventy percent of the flavonoids came from black tea. The results of the
research indicated that, production of certain kind of cholesterol called "LDL
cholesterol", which are believed to be the main cause of heart strokes and attacks
have decreased with regular intake of flavonoids. It also additionally concluded that
men drinking four to five cups of black tea per day had a lowered risk of heart attack
when compared to men drinking two cups a day.

A study conducted in Saudi Arabia concluded that, there is a fifty percent reduced
chance of coronary heart diseases to people who consumed black leaf tea. There are
numerous health benefits of consuming black tea.

Some of them are:
o Black leaf tea has well authenticated cardiovascular benefits.
o Research also illustrate that drinking black tea can be helpful in deactivating certain
kinds of mouth viruses such as herpes (also known as cold sores).
o It helps prevention of diarrhea, pneumonia and many varieties of skin infections.
o Consuming black tea increases the rate of metabolism in human body and burns a
lot of fat.
o The fluoride content of black leaf tea strengthens tooth enamel and helps prevent
tooth decay.
o It helps to decrease glucose levels in the body, which helps people suffering from
diabetes.

The antioxidants called TF-2 produced by black tea aids preventing and fighting
cancers. TF-2 is a strong antioxidant which breaks down the cancerous cells and
leaves the healthy cells unaltered. Many scientists' make a disclaimer that some
more research needs to be conducted for a solid proof of these statements. By
drinking the black tea with out any additions, the health benefits are sure to increase.

Black leaf tea is becoming more and more popular these days because of its health
benefits. If you are a tea consumer, why not try consuming black leaf tea? Give it a
try and check if it helps in improving your health condition.

About The Author

Olivia has been writing articles on many subjects for 2 decades. You can see some of
them at and .

Even though the field of tea research
is comparatively very young and
majority of the research has been
conducted over green tea. Besides
green tea, researchers and scientists
have diversified and started exploring
the health benefits of black tea as
well. The main difference between
green tea and black leaf tea is that,
the later is put through fermentation
process. The process of fermentation
converts the antioxidants present
into other compounds, which
provides different but no less health
benefits than green tea.

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The content on
this website is for educational purposes only. Please consult with your physician before using natural
remedies and before making any drastic changes to your diet or exercise program.