Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA performed a study to demonstrate that tea consumption, both black and green tea can extend years of life after a heart attack. In this study, 1,900 heart attack survival victims, including both men and women in their 60s, were asked tea consumption questions. Among the 1,900 individuals who had suffered heart attacks, it was found that heavy tea drinkers who drank 19 or more cups a week reduced their risks of dying over the next 3-4 years by 44% compared to that of non-tea drinkers.
Moderate drinkers who drank less than 14 cups a week reduced their risks by 28% compared to non-tea drinkers.
TEA MAY STRENGTHEN BONES
In a study, executed by researchers from National Cheng Kung University Hospital in Tainan, Taiwan, it had been suggested that drinking tea might strengthen bones. Tea contains fluoride and flavanoids, both of which may enhance bone strength.
This study was based on 1,037 men and women, 30 and older, which were questioned about tea consumption habits and had bone-mineral density tests.
It was found that the benefits were most noticeable in people who drank at least 2 cups of tea a day for at least 6 years. The highest overall bone-mineral density test was found in people who had consumed tea habitually for more than 10 years; their bone mineral density test was 6.2% higher than in non-habitual tea drinkers. Habitual tea drinkers for 6-10 years had bone mineral density tests that were 2.3% higher than non-habitual tea drinkers. No significant differences between tea
drinkers of 1-5 years and non-habitual tea drinkers were established.