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Every tea drinker has a certain way of consuming their favourite blend… Milk, no milk, sugar, no sugar, honey, no honey… Certain teas definitely taste better with the addition of milk, while others are better in their natural state. In general black teas including spicy chai teas taste much better with milk and sweetener than they do without. Green teas, herbal teas and white teas however are normally consumed au naturel. I came across an interesting article in the European Heart Journal on the affect of milk on tea. It showed that while black tea increased artery dilation, the addition of milk in that same tea made the affect of the tea to the arteries null. There have been a number of studies that have shown that tea can protect against disease including cardiovascular diseases, but milk was not taken in as a factor that could affect this. The researchers in this particular study discovered that milk protein largely voids the antioxidants in tea. This does not mean that tea drinkers who take milk in their tea should stop, but a plain cup of tea once in a while might be of more benefit to one’s health. “Scientists have been puzzled about the fact that the UK, a high tea-consuming nation, does not report the extent of health benefits of other tea drinking populations. This could be because most tea in the UK is drunk with milk, researchers say.”
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