subject: History of Tea [print this page] Without doubt many of us would have heard the great debate of benefits of tea vis a vis its harmful affects on our health. One thing that is true and almost everyone agrees that in most of the circumstances tea benefits outweighs its detrimental effects. Without going in too much technicalities it can be said that tea contains the components that are beneficial to the health. Actually tea contains a great deal of antioxidants; these antioxidants counter the harmful material in the body and prevent the body from them. Put simply theses antioxidants are like antibodies that helps in disease prevention.
These antioxidants are also found in many other food items like several fruits, vegetables, buts, meats. Apart from containing high level of antioxidants tea also contains fluoride which is beneficent for bones and teethes. Research studies has also pointed out that those individuals who drink tea frequently do not face the problems like bad breath and tooth decay. Apart from that beneficent affect of tea has been well proved in reducing heart risk, cancer, cholesterol, hypertension and increasing immunization against the diseases.
