While nobody is running around extolling the virtues of cola as a replacement for water for daily hydration, researchers at Kings College London want to make sure you don't think every non-water drink is a poor substitute for water. After reviewing numerous studies on the benefits of drinking tea, they've concluded that tea is a superior drink.
Dr Ruxton said: "Drinking tea is actually better for you than drinking water. Water is essentially replacing fluid. Tea replaces fluids and contains antioxidants so it's got two things going for it."
Many people have lumped tea in with other caffeine containing drinks such as coffee and colas, as a dehydrating drink. Not a concern, the research team says:
"Studies on caffeine have found very high doses dehydrate and everyone assumes that caffeine-containing beverages dehydrate. But even if you had a really, really strong cup of tea or coffee, which is quite hard to make, you would still have a net gain of fluid."
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I really like tea, and while it may be healthy...what about the teeth staining? ....probably the only reason why I restrict my tea drinking....
ReplyDeleteThere is no replacement for water. We should constantly be drinking water for a number of reasons. The main reason is hydration. If you were to drink the amount of tea needed to maintain hydration every day then you would most likely develop a severe caffeine dependency. Just want to be clear here. Though there are things that tea can do for you which water cannot, tea is no replacement. You can find foods which offer the same benefits as tea, but do not have the caffeine. Once in a while is great-replacement is madness.
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