The British are considered to be true admirers of tea, it is not surprising that it is in this country that much attention is paid to the influence of this drink on health. So, recently professor of phytochemistry Simon Gibbons from the School of Pharmacology at the University of London found that tea can protect a person from brain tumors, strokes and various infections. To do this, you need to drink three cups a day of any, but always freshly brewed tea. However, this is not the only discovery.
Back in 1996, Dutch researchers found that drinking tea reduced the risk of stroke. Flavonoids (a type of antioxidant), which are found in large quantities in black tea, protect the arteries and blood vessels from harmful cholesterol. In this case, neither the type of tea, nor how sweet it is. The only condition is the absence of milk, since proteins make it difficult to access the beneficial substances of the drink.
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