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Want to live a longer, healthier life? Drink tea every week, preferably green tea
- Habitual tea drinkers have a longer life expectancy than those who seldom or never drink tea
- Green tea has a bigger positive effect on longevity than black tea, and its polyphenols need replenishing regularly
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Drinking tea at least three times a week is linked to a longer and healthier life, according to a Chinese study published today.
The analysis of 100,902 people with no history of heart attack, stroke or cancer found that tea drinkers lived more than a year longer than those who never or seldom drink tea, and they were at lower risk of certain diseases.
Dr Wang Xinyan of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences in Beijing led the research, which was published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.
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“Habitual tea consumption is associated with lower risks of cardiovascular disease and all-cause death. The favourable health effects are the most robust for green tea and for long-term habitual tea drinkers,” said Wang.
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Participants in the seven-year study were divided into two groups: habitual tea drinkers (three or more times a week) and never or non-habitual tea drinkers (less than three times a week).
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