Many people love to drink tea. Whether at home or out, there is always tea in their cups. They have been drinking tea for a long time and have become accustomed to this living habit.
Drinking tea is good for health. Tea culture has a history of thousands of years, and the things left by our ancestors are definitely correct.
55-year-old Lao Deng is a tea drinker. He said that he started drinking tea at the age of 20. Drinking tea not only made him tasteful, but also kept him in good health. He went to the hospital for a physical examination every year and found no problems. , Lao Deng said, this is due to the benefits of drinking tea.
When it comes to drinking tea, some people have different opinions. No matter how good the tea is, it is not as good as boiled water.
Here comes the question, which one is better for health, drinking water regularly or drinking tea regularly?
An article was published in the "British Journal of Cancer". A research team from University of Milan analyzed and compared the data between tea drinkers and non-tea drinkers, and came to the conclusion that: compared with those who do not drink tea regularly, Compared with people, tea drinkers have a reduced risk of gastric cancer.
After seeing such research, I believe many people will say that drinking tea is good. Drinking tea can prevent gastric cancer because tea contains tea polyphenols. However, what is interesting is that research on drinking tea in preventing cancer has not been done. There are different answers.
A study published in the European Journal of Epidemiology by the team of Professor Li Liming of the School of Public Health of Peking University showed that there is no difference in the incidence of cancer between drinking tea and not drinking tea. Drinking tea may not play a role in preventing cancer. What effect. What is shocking is that the study also concluded that people who drink more than 4g of tea per day have a 13% increased chance of getting cancer, including a 18% increased chance of stomach cancer and a 30% increased chance of lung cancer!
Of course, there are many studies. These studies are more inclined to believe that tea itself is good for health, but unhealthy ways of drinking tea may affect health. These ways include, many people like to drink Kung Fu tea , and when drinking tea, the tea If it is too hot, drinking tea like this can easily burn the esophagus. Over time, it can easily induce esophageal cancer.
Compared with drinking light tea, drinking strong tea is bad for health, so the more tea leaves the better when drinking tea.
Compared with drinking tea, the benefits of drinking water are undoubted. Water is the source of life. Water is the most basic substance to maintain metabolism and physiological functions. All life depends on water. The trace elements and minerals contained in water are all It is an essential nutrient for the human body.
Whether you should drink water or tea, the "American Journal of Medical Nutrition" once published a "water drinking pyramid classification".
The first one is boiled water. Its status is unshakable. It is recommended for both adults and children to drink water.
In second place is sugar-free coffee or tea.
Although you also consume water while drinking tea, pure water is still more valued and is more beneficial to health.
Generally speaking, an adult drinks 1500 to 2000 ml of water every day. If under high temperature conditions, sweating increases and more water is needed. You cannot wait until you are thirsty to drink water.