Re: Tea as a preferred beverage

[Guest guest]

H., thanks for the info on the tea. I gave up coffee and tea, except

herbal teas about six or so weeks ago. I have been trying to consume a

healthier diet. So I thought why not give up the caffeine and the soft

drinks, too. I have been eating pure vegetarian, vegan, whenever possible.

Just giving it a try to see if it might help. It really is easier to do than

I thought. Of course it seems like a lot of work preparing new recipes.

Sometimes with ingredients that I never heard of before. Traveling makes it

a challenge and at those times I can't be " pure, " but so it goes. I bought a

number of vegetarian and vegan cookbooks. The difference with vegan and

vegetarian is that you don't eat any diary products and no meat or fish.

Well, I have not been doing it long enough to really tell if it is helping my

health, and I have not lost much weight. Two pounds is all. I have always

loved tea, hot or cold. Well, sorry for getting off track. Love and God

Bless, Ronnie

In a message dated 2/16/2000 8:17:40 AM Pacific Standard Time,

Hob@... writes:

<< Benefits of tea drinking outweigh risks

Dear Dr. Donohue: I read that tannin in tea inhibits the body's use of

calcium and iron. Trying to be wise in preventing iIIness, I gave up tea.

The

latest info is that tea has some antioxidants for fighting disease.

Do the benefits of tea outweigh its risks? Please advise.

- PZ. Dear PZ.: Tea has become the elixir of health. It contains

antioxidants. Oxidants are harmful byproducts of the metabolic processes

that

take place in all body cells. Think of oxidants as pollutants coming from a

car's exhaust, and think of antioxidants as catalytic converters that

inactivate the noxious products of cellular chemistry.

Tea is said to protect against cancers of the breast, lung, mouth,

prostate and pancreas. It's also said to lower the incidence of heart

disease. Some claim it soothes arthritic joints. If only one of these

attributes turns out to be true, then tea is on the road to sainthood.

Caffeine promotes calcium loss into urine. Tea has less caffeine than

coffee. A person would have to drink astounding amounts of tea to deplete

the

body of calcium.

Tannic acid in tea interferes with iron absorption. It's best not to

take

an iron supplement with tea or drink tea when eating an iron-rich meal.

The tea benefits listed above were found in green tea, the kind of tea

favored by Asians. In North America, black tea is the preferred tea. Both

green and black teas come from the same plant. Black tea is processed

differently from green tea. Although the evidence for black tea's benefits

does not rest on the same amount of evidence that green tea's does, most

feel

it is fair to say that black tea offers similar protection.

>>

[Guest guest]

Dear everbody: thank God I have been drinking tea

(typical Brit) all my life I am still waiting for the

benefits!LOL. I suppose things could be much worse!!!

Love Liz

--- Hob@... wrote:

> From: Dr. Donohue; Colorado Springs Gazette, P.

> Life 7, Wed. Feb. 16, 2000

>

> Benefits of tea drinking outweigh risks

>

> Dear Dr. Donohue: I read that tannin in tea

> inhibits the body's use of

> calcium and iron. Trying to be wise in preventing

> iIIness, I gave up tea. The

> latest info is that tea has some antioxidants for

> fighting disease.

>

> Do the benefits of tea outweigh its risks? Please

> advise.

> - PZ. Dear PZ.: Tea has become the elixir of

> health. It contains

> antioxidants. Oxidants are harmful byproducts of the

> metabolic processes that

> take place in all body cells. Think of oxidants as

> pollutants coming from a

> car's exhaust, and think of antioxidants as

> catalytic converters that

> inactivate the noxious products of cellular

> chemistry.

> Tea is said to protect against cancers of the

> breast, lung, mouth,

> prostate and pancreas. It's also said to lower the

> incidence of heart

> disease. Some claim it soothes arthritic joints. If

> only one of these

> attributes turns out to be true, then tea is on the

> road to sainthood.

> Caffeine promotes calcium loss into urine. Tea

> has less caffeine than

> coffee. A person would have to drink astounding

> amounts of tea to deplete the

> body of calcium.

> Tannic acid in tea interferes with iron

> absorption. It's best not to take

> an iron supplement with tea or drink tea when eating

> an iron-rich meal.

>

> The tea benefits listed above were found in

> green tea, the kind of tea

> favored by Asians. In North America, black tea is

> the preferred tea. Both

> green and black teas come from the same plant. Black

> tea is processed

> differently from green tea. Although the evidence

> for black tea's benefits

> does not rest on the same amount of evidence that

> green tea's does, most feel

> it is fair to say that black tea offers similar

> protection.

>

>

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