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Health · 13 hours ago

Regular tea drinkers have 11% lower risk of heart disease

Regular tea drinkers have 11% lower risk of heart disease

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A Chinese study followed 485,934 people for about nine years, recording 14,863 cases of vascular disease. The lowest risk showed up at roughly six to eight cups a day, though "burning hot" tea might raise it. Dell Stanford, a lead dietitian with the British Heart Foundation, stated the findings do not confirm tea's heart-protective qualities.

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