Is Drinking Tea Good for You?
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- After our episode on the health benefits of coffee, the number one request I received was to look into the potential benefits - or harms - of tea. That's the topic of this week's Healthcare Triage.
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Yes, I was drinking tea while watching.
+Stefan Travis I was only steeping the tea when the notification for this video appeared. Too soon.
+Stefan Travis same
+Manil Chowdhury lol
+Stefan Travis SAME
Same
Tea is such a broad term, what types of tea do these studies refer to?
+Vyacheslav Semenko No need to be snappy about it, tea is a term colloquially used very broadly, it's a common misconception.
And thank you +nevramm, that make sense.
+Alyssa Laurel He didn't seem very snappy too me. o.0
+Alyssa Laurel Yes, what nevramm said, just infusions from Camellia sinensis, though there are a lot of varieties of even just that.
Not any 'herbal teas'.
+Vyacheslav Semenko Tea is not black, green, or red... the main 4 are black, oolong, green, and white in order of decreased processing
Ray Pak
In some places (notably Asia) black tea is called red.
Although he may have been referring to redbush or rooibos tea, which is also not true tea.
"Red tea" is also apparently a slang term for a type of methamphetamine. (rainbow)
I've started drinking unsweetened and unflavored iced tea moreso to wean myself off of drinking soda, which I admittedly used to drink way too much of. It used to be so bad that I'd drink at least 2-3 20oz servings of soda a day, but I've gotten it under control and now I'd say it's closer to maybe 2-3 a week at most. I've chalked up my recent health changes (namely reduced acne and slight weight loss) more to the fact that I'm not drinking nearly as much sugar/calorie laden soda and not because I'm drinking tea. However, those health benefits that you mention don't seem like anything to complain about, so I suppose I'll keep on with my newfound tea drinking ways.
Interesting. As a tea drinker, I was hoping to find more reasons to drink it but I guess people really should drink coffee or tea if they like it, not based on possible health benefits.
+Tracy Li
Well, tea and coffee are harmful to me. Last time I had caffeine in a diet coke at 12pm, I couldn't sleep until over 24 hours later.
And no, it's not placebo. I didn't know it had caffeine until I looked at the can in the trash when I wondered why I couldn't sleep.
Inorganic Vegan
that's impressive. the only other time I've heard of someone being anything like _that_ caffeine sensitive was a Chinese woman who had heart palpitations if she had any. I didn't ask how it affected her sleep.
I've noticed in the past year that I've gotten _more_ sensitive to caffeine, slightly, but it used to have no noticeable effect on me at all.
Tracy Li
_"not based on possible health benefits"_
I can't imagine forcing yourself would be good.
what kind of tea do you like best?
ThoperSought Jasmine.
Tracy Li
jasmine is good
Tea is life ☕
Raihannn that emoji is cofee ._.
@@schwanncell9922 lmao
Shawn we can pretend
In a world where tea takes over.
@@schwanncell9922 Shut up xD
I think the main benefit from tea drinking is that it can replace other, less healthy drinks, such as sodas or coffee drinks with milk and sugar. Also, tea is tasty, which is a good reason to drink it. Get loose leaf and use a good brand, delicious!
Oh no, it won't reduce my risk of hip fracture! I was... totally... relying on that? Is that a thing people think tea does?!
1:28
I drink more than 3 cups a day
And I'm still depressed
Interesting though
*Sips tea*
I drink 5ish cups of green/black tea, milk no sugar.
I'm not that motivated too
@@xxmountaindewxx7893 milk? umm.. why?? not judging or anything, but I find your tea drinking habits weird and disturbing! try better quality leaves and master your brew times and temps 👌
Maybe you’re just lonely?
@@romama647 I've got Yorkshire tea, drinking it without milk makes my throat hurt
Edit: brew time is 5 mins for black and 3 mins for green
i recently switched from coffee to tea in which it helped me greatly
and i have slept better in ages than i ever did whilst drinking coffee
and i felt more calm and relaxed .
Omg same. I've never felt more relaxed before. I love coffee but tea is ♥️
I go through phases with tea. I just hit a tea phase a little over a week ago. Been drinking between 2 and 3 cups a day. I suffer from pretty bad depression (just going to work is hard). Without realizing it until I watched this video just now, I have gotten more done in the last 2 weeks than I have in the last 6 months. Just today after work (normally too tired to do anything but sleep) and 2 cups of tea, I have done more cleaning than I have in over 6 months, reconnected some speakers I have been meaning to, fixed a gadget I have been meaning to fix, and cooked my food for work tonight. All before watching this video.
I think I am going to make this a permanent regiment.
Nice comment
What do you drink?
@@niellalien Usually just lipton black, but lately I have been really into this "Good Earth Sweet and Spicy" tea. I make it extra strong.
I suffer from asthma. Recently, I had an attack so bad I had to go to the ER. I was given treatment and some new prescriptions to better control my asthma. The nurse recommended that in addition to my new meds, I should also drink more black tea and honey. She said it might help relax my bronchial tubes and sooth some of the soreness from coughing. I like black tea and honey, so I don't think this will hurt anything. I like to drink a hot beverage anyway after I recover from an attack. The steam is soothing to my respiratory passages. I haven't had to deal with an attack since I started the new meds though. They are working much better to control my asthma than the old ones.
I absolutely love the way you present information. you cite your facts and you admit your biases.
As5
Coffee, Tea, next up Hot Chocolate?
Well, actually chocolate suppouse to stimulate the segregation of serotonin
+Kieron George thousands of meta analysis and randomized controlled trials found that hot chocolate is actually...
very delicious!
I've been researching into quitting drinking and found a fantastic website at Sebs Magic Tactic (check it out on google)
Kieron George yay 😥
Coffee and tea are both good in moderation. Tea helps me so much when I have a cold and coffee helps when I need a kick. They are both great tools
What are the health benefits and risks of a vegetarian diet? Reason I'm asking is I'm gling on a vegetarian diet at the beginning of the year.
+Panayiotis Joannou
I would just like to chime in and say to take a multivitamin/multimineral supplement. They're very cheap and effective.
+Inorganic Vegan does that mean I have to take more tablets?
Panayiotis Joannou
Sure. However, it's one pill with every vitamin/mineral you need. I don't see how that's too much to ask.
Then again, if you're going vegetarian and not vegan, you'd likely not need it
+Inorganic Vegan well considering I take 15 already then I guess why not and yeah vegetarian
can you do health benefits of meditation
Anthony Pooled that is a big lol
andres Jones why because your simple minded and can’t see the benefits to meditation. Meditation is literally one of the most healthy things you can do
Meditation is DEMONIC!!!!
@@naomikidane5473 hahahaha!!!!!
@@andresjones580 LOL!!!!!!!!!
I agree with several arguments made in this video. The final conclusion after reviewing the findings in this video was that you should consume tea if you like it, and don't consume it if you do not like it. Although I can see the reason why tea has been concluded to be such minor addition to a diet, I believe that tea does more good than harm and it should be consumed regularly if one can stand the taste. In the studies shown, tea has been known to reduce the risk of chronic liver disease and depression. By just consuming one cup a day, studies show that you have a 21% decreased risk of having a stroke. As shown in the video, there are plenty of other possible benefits, and although the studies may not have all been a randomized trial, even the possibility of a reduced risk of disease is good enough for me. I understand that there are different kinds of teas, but in general, I believe that drinking tea does a lot more good than harm for the human body and people should make it their goal to enjoy a cup a day.
Being a tea drinker, this video automatically caught my attention. I drink tea not only because I actually like the taste of it but also because I have heard of it having some health benefits as well. I did not know that it could potentially help lower the risk of liver disease or cancer, heart disease, stroke, depression, and diabetes until I watched this video. I thought that it was interesting that black tea did not reduce the risk of endometrial cancer whereas green tea did by 11%. I do agree that all of the statistics that were in the video should be taken with a grain of salt considering that most results are shown if a person drinks 3 or more cups of tea a day. It also caught my attention that most of the studies that were done with black and green tea were done overseas in places like Asia where tea is consumed much more than in the U.S., where only a few studies were done. I like tea and will continue to drink it especially now since I know there are some potential benefits. The only question that I had while watching this video was what about other kinds of teas like, English Breakfast or Earl Grey. Do those kinds of teas have benefits as well like black and green tea or are they different and less beneficial?
Yes drinking tea good for you it's good for bad breath also aye chill.
Sound like tea is not as helpful as some say it does. I choose what works for me.
So what I got from this is that I should expect to live for eternity.
i wonder if anyone has consider that the people drinking tea aren't drinking fizzy drinks that contain more sugars.
Isn't saying that the studies done in Asia where tea is more heavily consumed, the same as saying the studies done in the states where coffee is more heavily consumed?
Hmmmmm **watches video** oh yass queen.
**drinks the whole kettle in one sitting** ah. Tea is amazing .
I love tea , I've used it for milk production for breast feeding for my baby , raspebery tea for period cramps , and sleepytime tea to help sleep :3 Tea is a gift from the gods lol
Kayla Luna damn you look like your 17 tho
Soul Glo I was lol I turned 18 today
Kayla Luna oh lmao happy birthday
Soul Glo thanks 😂
**Sips tea**
Just Drinking tea
*sips p*ss
@@ih3lixz why, why did you have to make weird?
☯Zen☯
It’s a jojo reference 😂
Neo Flitzz SHUT YOUR MOUTH GIORNO
@@bruhdestroyer3051 **fighting gold intro starts*
Hi HCT !
I would like to make a suggestion.
When you enumerate study results, it would be great if you could write somewhere on the screen if the results are good or bad.
You could indicate correlations that are good for your health in green, and bad ones in red, followed by a check mark or an X to indicate if the study found it.
For example:
"[in green] Correlation with higher HDL [X]" and "[in red] Correlation with higher LDL and VLDL [check mark]"
Could indicate to someone who doesn't know biochemistry that the results are bad news.
And by the way, your channel is awesome. Keep up with the good work, team!
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We've been talking and doing tea in business for over a decade and post articles on studies on tea and health all the time on our Facebook. I was raised in a Norwegian family that only drank coffee, and have never felt better since changing to tea. The brewed caffeine level being 1/3 to 1/2 of coffee is really helpful and the L-theanine in tea actually makes the caffeine effect of tea different than coffee..not that up/down jolt.
As someone who drinks tea regularly and likes all types of tea from hot green tea to iced tea I was understandably drawn to this video. I am surprised to see all of the health benefits that green tea offers as opposed to black tea. I have heard all of the seemingly recent hype over the benefits to drinking green tea but I did not realize that it was that substantial. I thought the benefits of green tea consumption only extended into weight loss benefits. I did not realize that tea in general was beneficial and that the benefits of it also extended into the risk of depression with a decrease of 37% for every 3 cups of tea consumed per day and the decrease of stroke by 21% per 3 cups of tea consumed a day. What surprises me the most about this video is that there is no correlated benefit to bone health. The correlation only exists between tea and mental health as well as organ health. While 3 cups of tea a day seems like a large influx of tea into someone’s daily diet, that’s only one cup of tea with every meal. So instead of drinking a carbonated beverage with your meal you’re one swap away from the significant health benefits that tea has to offer. With that being said, I think it’s time to amp up my tea consumption!
The conclusions of the studies relating to stroke and depression, to me, at least point to the process of the consumption of tea playing a big part in reducing stress. One significant difference between tea and coffee is that while coffee can be made quickly and is traditionally drunk quickly, making good tea is a much slower and methodical process.
When it says people that drink at least three cups of tea a day, it indicates the type of people who might take time out of their day to boil water, get the tea pot read, scoop out the tea, carefuly brew the tea as to not make it bitter and sit to drink and enjoy the tea. Setting out to do this at least tree times a day can greatly reduce a person's stress and therefore reduce the prolonged effect of stress on the body resulting in the positive outcomes noted in the studies.
Personally I drink tea not necessarily because of the health claims that it would speed up my metabolism or make me loose crazy amounts of weight. Most of the time if someone goes from drinking high caloric beverages to drinking tea, the weight loss is most likely attributed from cutting out sugar, not the addition of tea. I drink tea because it is enjoyable and calming. Once you get into a habit of it, it can almost be meditative.
Sure there are people who just get some hot water and just dump a tea bag into the water and be done with it, but I would assume that isn't what the Asian countries are doing, especially China where the traditional tea brewing method is called Gonfu cha (also pronounced as Kung fu cha) which means "making tea with skill". And it is totally a skill to make a good cup, not that bitter stuff that people brew after keeping the cheap tea in the bag in the water for too long.
Chloe Malveaux
or you just buy a two liter bottle in the grocery store. that's really what most people do, honestly.
+ThoperSought Eww.
pisiupo
really? it's good. why _"Eww"?_
ThoperSought You mean the majority of the people in those studies just bought the tea at the store? Or are you talking about the average American, who weren't the majority of the subjects in those studies?
Chloe Malveaux
can you buy two-liter bottles of tea in grocery stores in the US, now? I wasn't aware.
no, you were talking about Asia, the studies were largely Asian. In Japan, and certainly in China, too, most of the tea that people drink is pre-made in a factory. Yes, there's the Tea Ceremony in Japan, and Yes China has gongfu for tea, but the Tea Ceremony is a really niche hobby in Japan-overwhelmingly done by older women-and China has gongfu for _everything._ these do represent an important part of the culture, and do have an effect on the mainstream, but aren't really that major.
so, yes, the average Asian probably _can_ make better tea than the average American, but most of them don't do it that often.
I’m a tea addict and a less change of a stroke strokes run in my family
This video was 6 years ago , but this 2022 has lot more studies and research about TEA . That proven to be beneficial to our health
Hmm I'll switch to tea now.
Maybe someday I won't think about dying.
Paul Staker Death anxiety? Same here.
I've death anxiety
BTS J-hope better make an appearance live alone whats that?
MyLife ByMe Death Anxiety is anxiety of which the cause of the anxiety is thoughts of death.
What has worked and what hasn't
Guess I'll go get my 3rd cup for the day.
Have you got that 3rd cup of tea? I'm curious
Yorkshire Gold gives me IMMORTALITY!!!
See??? Tea is good for you, it is pretty good, and it’s mostly good!
Have fun losing your precious coffee, and HELLO TEAAA
Coffee is good but tea is 😮💨😮💨
I drink lots of tea and still have DEPRESSION
You need probiotics for good gut bacteria!
I think drinking tea and coffee (unsweetened) might help mostly because you replace a glass of a sugary drink (cola, pepsi etc) with a glass of a non-sugary drink, and that alone might help reduce obesity and heart problems.
so if these are tested "as opposed to water" that might not be the whole picture.
for example, if an obese person tries to lose weight with their diet, they might be gaining a lot by switching from dr. peppers to green tea, even if the tea itself is only mildly good for you, the switch is greatly good for you.
short answer: yes, it makes heart disease diabetes and cancer risks lower.
I'm drinking tea and good luck with the family.
The link for the extra reading appears to be broken but I would assume that all of these studies focused on real tea, that is, an infusion made from the leaves of the tea plant (Camellia sinensis) as opposed to 'herbal teas', which are made from various other plants.
When drinking tea or coffee, also take into account anything you add to the drink. Milk, cream, sugar, honey, lemon juice, etc will affect the amount of fat, sugars and other nutrients that you end up consuming, though I imagine the effect is fairly small unless you're drinking a lot of sweetened tea or coffee.
+E “Anonymous Nerdfighter” Hernandez
I think there was a bit at the top left that specified it was Camellia Sinensis at least for most of the studies, so yes. the others would be too diverse to summarize, anyway.
What kind of tea are they counting as 'tea', though? (re: the studies that don't specify.) This is important to me, since I can't have caffeine. Decaf coffee still has tons of caffeine, but herbal infusions prepared without tea leaves have none.
+Take Walker Herbal tea isn't tea at all, technically. The official, literal "tea" tea comes from only one plant, and how much it is processed determines whether it is white, green, or black. This video is just taking about "tea" tea.
Well played. I get what Krystalcove is saying, though.
Of course, it still begs the question, what benefits, if any, do herbals teas have? Though I expect it depends greatly on what's in a given infusion (assuming it's not just a blanket 'none').
This was my question too. I drink herbal tea almost daily, but very rarely drink green or black tea.
There are youtube videos about the "blue zones" these 5 areas of the world where people live the longest. They all drink some kind of herbal teas (hawthorne, milk thistle, hmm, forgot).
The use of the word 'more' seems to suggest that the studies were focussed on the _increase_ in consumption, possibly leading to the conclusion that it is an increase in liquids that lead to these effects, rather than an increase in the chemicals found in tea. Drink more water and most of the beneficial effects listed are already documented.
What kind of tea are you talking about when you say tea?
harbouringempaths
Camellia Sinensis == tea. _herbal_ tea =/= tea
+ThoperSought Herbal tea is the only true tea. Everything else is just cockwater.
Mr. Rize AG
_"Herbal tea is the only true tea."_
(O.o) but it's not tea... tea means that particular plant.
herbal tea might be the only true _infusion,_ I suppose, but it's not tea...
frostek
I think you meant, "harsh, but false by definition."
Earl Grey...Or English Breakfast!!
My mother went into liver failure, and ultimately needed a liver transplant do to green tea. She wasn't drinking it, but was taking the extract in a supplement form.
I love tea. But drinking nearly 12 cups of it everyday surely aint good 😂 and in ireland nearly every person I know drinks it
It depends on what tea, loose leaf or tea bags. With tea bags you get the sweepings, which is just the tips of the tea leaf. loose leaf is the whole tea leaf and contains the goodness fount in the leafs.
I am wondering as well as to when they "tea" referring to the studies done, what they are talking about. Did they study just Black and Green teas, or Earl Grey, Decaf, etc.. Some of the studies got my attention because I did not know what some of the cancers in particular drinking tea could potentially lower the risk of (such as liver). I am a stronger tea drinkers and not only drink it because it is good but as well as all of the benefits, due to the large amount of antioxidants. I will drink it if I am sick, tired, awake, want to improve physical activity, etc.. As he said as well, I am not shocked about these results since a lot of people already have the consensus that tea is overall good for you. I believe it people need to drink it more, due to it's amazing affects: lower risks in multiple cancers, cardiovascular disease, increase brain function, reduced risk in dementia, and type 2 diabetes and a key component fat burner.
I want to know if I'm wasting money on skincare haha
I recently stopped drinking coffe and instead started drink tea. I had trouble focusing and often turned and changed my day and sleeping cycle. Iv also had issues feeling overall very drowzy some hours after i took my coffee. When i woke up from sleep i felt very slow. Now after like 1 week with tea i have already improved my sleeping and day cycle. I cant stay up to 4 am anymore and wake up 12 pm. I also feel less tired after i wake up. I feel overall more balanced doing ordinary stuff and not some drowzy caffine crash. U can generally say that i must have been sensetive to caffine...but tea so far has been a real gamechanger and i drink 2-4 cups a day.
It's interesting that there's a difference between drinking Black Tea and Green Tea since both come from the same plant. The only difference between the two is the way the leaves are prepared before they are packaged to be sold to customers.
I drink only tea, because I don't like the tap water. Like, 2+ liters of tea a day. Is that alright?
Maybe it's just an association rather than a causation, but given that so many of our ailments are caused by poor lifestyle choices, perhaps broadly emulating the lifestyle choices associated with healthy living isn't a bad idea overall.
Are the effects from drinking tea, or just being more hydrated in general?
Whether or not tea has tangible health benefits, you know it makes you feel good when you can enjoy a variety of high quality grade teas; black, green, white and oolong. And feeling good is half the battle.
It depends what kind of tea you are drinking. I personally love organic ginger tea and organic whole leaf tea...
Another possible confounding factor may be education level, since intellectuals and health-concerned persons tend to be tea tea drinkers
I wouldn't think tea itself would carry any real risks, but I know some tea addicts that put a lot of sugar in their tea. Maybe something to note for heavy tea drinkers is to stay conscious of their sugar intake if they do take sugar in their tea.
I always use honey for my tea it is better for you than sugar
thats why i like tea and drinking for a long time
Something that annoys me, and I don’t know if it should: people that get super defensive about drinking coffee or tea, when evidence is brought forward about one being better than the other.
Listen, coffee is fine, as is tea (which is said to be better, not just in this video). Really, in my mind, it’s just about which one gives you the better “buzz” affect, and provides you with the longer lasting, beneficial energy we all drink it for (excluding caffeine-free beverages from this discussion). I find that if I have coffee in the morning, and then follow that with two cups of tea (one black, one green) my mind is in peak-thinking condition (coffee alone gives me a scatter brain. Tea alone makes me feel lethargic). If you feel fine drinking just coffee, great! However, if you feel like tea benefits you more or drinking them together does, then maybe start testing it from day to day. I ran tests on myself, and now I know (approximately) what combination helps me stay in tip top shape.
I am also very physically active, so making sure I never drink caffeine too close to bed time (which does horrendous things to your sleep). I also wake up at 5 every day. Knowing what I know about my “perfect” caffeine balance, really allows me to make it from day to day feeling happy and relaxed.
Edit: having less variables in your tests also makes them easier (I.e., consistent sleep schedule, same workout regiment, same job). I found that whenever I’d get inconsistent sleep, I’d be feeling tired and, empirically, thinking that it was directly related to my caffeine and food choices.
well i have stopped taking tea completely from the last 2 weeks or so...and guess what, i can sleep in the afternoon now...for life i had tried taking siesta but invain...tea created restlessness in me....and i have successfully deduced it that tea is not healthy at all...and i can better concentrate now..
What are the tea and coffee results compared to? "Drink 3 more cups of tea a day was associated with a reduction in ... [stuff]" vs people that don't drink tea? Do we just assume people are drinking soda or.. water? Maybe this is an obvious thing that I am not picking up on.
After watching coffee and tea episodes I wonder what would happen if we did similar studies to people that drank 3 more cups of water a day.
Causation does not always relate to correlation. Use logic to make sense. These decrease in acute disease probably has to deal with diet. For example, if these people are not drinking tea, what do you expect them to drink? Likely, sugary drinks. If you drink more high sugar/carb drinks, you're more likely to get diabetes, CHD, and other acute disease.
just something to note: be sure to drink water in equal quantities, particularly if you have a family history of kidney stones. I've been there and it isn't fun.
I just want to say that as a MedStudent I love your videos!
4:53 "small but nonsignificant"? Seems like an oxymoron to me - I thought the whole point of significance was to have a threshold that we consider not due to chance... am confused please explain!
Now you must do a video on drinking 'yerba mate'!
I must know the benefits of all my hot drinks! ;)
I have been drinking black tea at the rate of five or more cups a day for most of my life. However, I have had endometrial cancer, type 2 diabetes, and a hemorrhagic stroke, a kidney stone, and a few other unpleasantnesses.
I drink tea fairly often. But I only drink hot tea in the cooler months. Does any of this info apply to just hot tea or is it likely that the possible benefits are also gained from cold tea? I'm guessing it doesn't matter, but I'd be curious if it did.
Seems objective along with pointing out possible flaws in the studies. What was lacking was tea with versus tea without caffeine. A study of this might prove interesting
There's also the obvious benefits of being a calorie free beverage, often complimenting a healthy diet very well.
I am not a tea fan but I can see how there can be good and some harms and if its green tea or black. I also see you have to drink a lot just to get a good effect as a long term health benefit and with such low percentages I am not going to start forcing down tea for these little benefits but a good way to gain a edge. I just feel its not worth much to debate about what do you think?
Did these tea studies have a negative control, say hot water? Is it possible that some of these positive effects are a result of improved hydration?
Stopped drinking tea 3 days ago and my skin looks young and clean. I normally visit the bathroom 5/6 times a night. Did not go once last night and i have enlarged prostate.
:/ I take 3-4 cup of tea everyday...
Many people from my country take more than 6-7 times per day!
I am from Bangladesh
When we tea boil for longer time it releases nicotine.
how?
I just wanted to know if I could keep drinking Lipton, Tai, chai, etc not if they would stop my cancer
"I'm also a coffee drinker" I picked up on that
For me personally it helps me stay awake and it helps me be energized
Could the reduced risk of depression have to do with the ritual of preparing tea rather than the actual tea itself?
I loved the coffee video, so I was very interested to watch the tea video. I do not drink as much tea as I do coffee, but I was very interested to find out some facts. I cannot believe there were that many studies on the effects of tea. Out of all of the things that could be researched, this one should be low on the list. I was surprised that tea seems to be associated with a lower risk of depression. Now is tea really the cause of the decrease in depression, or is this simply correlation once again? I was fascinated to find out that people who drink more tea seem to be less likely to get diabetes. I also found it interesting that green tea and not black tea was associated with lower risks of prostate cancer. What is the major difference in the two types of tea that makes one so much better than the other? Anyway, I found it interesting that so many individuals took the time to participate in these studies.
I wonder if the observed effects may be primarily due to displacing less healthy dietary items.
its good to stay realistic and demystify some assumptions about tea and health benefits. I am still a japanese green tea drinker and like the taste and the effect. Thanks for the informative video!
Try poka tea jasmine green tea i drink them they are good
I drink tea, but I get the feeling that a lot of the benefits are from tea/coffee substituting sweet drinks.
There is a limit to how much people drink of anything every day, so some of the benefits might be from less sugar.
Some of these finds could depend on what the people aren't drinking more than the fact that they're drinking tea. People probably aren't drinking five cans of soda a day if they're already drinking three cups of tea.
So everytime I eat or drink certain items just search on CZcams about it and binge watch it about
No mention of black tea & coffee blocking nutrients from absorption when drunk with food or within an hour of eating.
Hello, HCT team! Can you guys do a video explaining the terms you use often on the show? Especially those related to the research? Thanks for the attention, good holidays to you all.
Did most of these studies control for what else people were drinking? If you're drinking multiple cups of tea a day, you're probably drinking less soda or fruit or milk, but might be getting more water intake than people who aren't. Also, did any of them look at either teas (white, oolong, pu'erh) or did they just compare green and black teas?
Do these studies take into consideration lifestyle choices? People who believe tea is healthy and drink it for that reason, are more likely to be healthy in other aspects of their life as well. They may choose fruit over gummy bears etc. Being healthy reduces the risk of heart disease stroke and pretty much everything you listed.
If nothing else, it might be a good substitution for some people. I drink a pot a day myself, but because I enjoy not really b/c I expect it to be a magic elixir.
Could you make a video on the benefits and risks of energy drink consumption?
Don't forget, the tea quality in Asia is so much better than in the US. This may have something to do with the results
But there's so many different herbs to make so many different types of teas‼️ 🙂
How about instead of worrying about the health pros and cons of drinking tea just drink it and enjoy the taste and the warmth you feel, and by the way if you have anything in moderation it cant be to bad for you so enjoy your life and stop worrying. :)
I drank tea maybe too much. I drank the entire teapot if my family didn't drink tea and sometimes I made my own tea in teapot and drank it alone. Is that bad?
Suggest you do an essay on the problem with cohort studies:
If Earl Gray gets a reputation for making smart kids, parents who are interested in their kid being smart will buy Earl Gray. After a while, whadaya know.... Earl Gray seems to be correlated with smart kids.
Walter Clark
would like to see a vid about that
+ThoperSought
Yes, whadaya got?
Walter Clark
sorry, that wasn't a question. _I_ would also like to see a vid about that.
+Walter Clark
that's advertising buddy.
Green tea and weight loss is likely due to people replacing other beverages with green tea. Such as pop, milk and high sugar juices. If you swapped out those in part for green tea you would for sure have a better chance of losing weight.
Drinking tea makes me sick to the stomach. I was hoping this video could explain why.
I would love an episode on the good vs bad lifelong effects of male babies who were fed soy based formula. Also if soy products (soy milk and tofu) are safe to eat. As a severe lactose intolerant I drink organic soy milk daily with my coffee.