Black tea, with its rich, full-bodied flavor does not only bring delight to the taste buds, it's also overflowing with medical advantages.
The different medical advantages of black tea have been generally acknowledged and embraced all throughout the world. Tea comes from the plant, Camellia Sinensis. The distinction between black tea and green is the way that it is processed.
While green tea or other kinds of teas don't undergo fermentation, the processing stage of black tea involves fermentation and oxidization, which gives it the one of a kind color, flavor, and medical advantages that now widely known.
Regular consumption of tea according to experts reduces blood pressure, diabetes and risks of stroke, Daily Mail reported.
Health Council of the Netherlands, an independent scientific body that advises the country's parliament suggests people to drink three to five cups of tea on a daily basis.
Instead of squash or juices for lunchtime, tea is served to Dutch students, young as four years of age.
'We noted that in the scientific literature in the last 10 years, there are clear signs that drinking tea is good for your health,'' Eert Schoten, spokesman for the health council said.
'Three to five cups a day reduce blood pressure, diabetes and stroke risks, so this comes as one of our 16 guidelines.'
Black tea is abundant in antioxidants known as polyphenols and also has slightest proportion of sodium, proteins, and carbohydrates. Black tea can decrease the bad cholesterol levels that causes heart strokes and fatal attacks. Black tea inverts the irregular functioning of blood vessels, which may lead to strokes and other cardiovascular conditions according to Boston's School of Medicine.
Tim Bond, a member of the panel, said: 'Three to five cups of tea are associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke.
'A number of recent studies looking at long term drinking habits have indicated that 3-5 cups of tea are associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke.
'Other studies in the short term looking at risk factors also agree that daily tea consumption in this range are likely to have a positive impact on heart heath.'
It was also found out on a research that elderly people living in the Mediterranean islands who drink black tea on a long-term basis on a moderate level (i.e 1-2 cups a day) had a 70% lower chance of having or developing type 2 diabetes.
So, don't let the abundance of green tea studies distract you from what are the benefits of drinking black tea has to offer!
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