Tea good for the bones
Scientists have come up with yet more evidence of why tea is good for your health - it helps to keep the bones strong.
The latest research follows recent studies that suggest the popular beverage can help to reduce the risk of cancer, heart attack and Parkinson's disease.
A team from the National Cheng Kung University Hospital in Tainan, Taiwan, fould that habitual tea drinking over several years preserves bone density in both men and women.
The researchers believe that the key could be the high fluoride content in tea, especially green tea.
They believe that other ingredients such as flavonoids and phytoestrogen may also help preserve bone density.
Other ingredients in tea may inhibit bone resorption and boost metabolic creation of bone.
The researchers believe it is not the amount of tea a person drinks that counts, but how long they have been a regular drinker.
The effect was most pronounced in the bones of people who had drank tea regularly for more than a decade.
Source BBC News
The latest research follows recent studies that suggest the popular beverage can help to reduce the risk of cancer, heart attack and Parkinson's disease.
A team from the National Cheng Kung University Hospital in Tainan, Taiwan, fould that habitual tea drinking over several years preserves bone density in both men and women.
The researchers believe that the key could be the high fluoride content in tea, especially green tea.
They believe that other ingredients such as flavonoids and phytoestrogen may also help preserve bone density.
Other ingredients in tea may inhibit bone resorption and boost metabolic creation of bone.
The researchers believe it is not the amount of tea a person drinks that counts, but how long they have been a regular drinker.
The effect was most pronounced in the bones of people who had drank tea regularly for more than a decade.
Source BBC News
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