This story is from January 16, 2020

Drinking chai regularly can help you live longer, claims a study

This caffeine-based drink is known to increase alertness and decrease sleepiness. A recent study has found that drinking tea at least three times a week can lead to a healthy and longer life expectancy.
Drinking chai regularly can help you live longer, claims a study
Drinking chai regularly can help you live longer, claims a study
There is nothing that a cup of chai cannot solve, says every chai lover. Everything from chilly winter mornings to late-night work shifts, chai proves to be the best friend in every situation. But chai lovers do feel guilty about sipping one cup after the other and overdoing it many times. But here’s some good news.
This caffeine-based drink is known to increase alertness and decrease sleepiness.
A recent study has found that drinking tea at least three times a week can lead to a healthy and longer life expectancy.
The study
The study was published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. The author of the study said, “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.”
The study included 100,902 participants. All of the participants had a history of heart attack, stroke or cancer. These people were divided into two groups – habitual tea drinkers and non-habitual and never tea drinkers. The duration of the study was 7.3 years.
Results
According to the study, habitual tea drinkers who had tea regularly had 56 per cent lower risk of fatal heart disease and stroke, 39 per cent lower risk of incident heart disease and stroke and 29 per cent decreased risk of all-cause death compared to non-habitual and consistent never tea drinkers.

The reason
The main bioactive compound in tea namely polyphenols are not stored in the body for long-term. Thus, the frequent tea intake may be necessary for cardioprotective effect.
The green tea drinkers were linked with approximately 25 per cent lower risk of heart disease, stroke and other causes of death. However, no association was observed for black tea.
Green tea drinkers are more benefitted as green tea is a rich source of polyphenols as compared to black or adrak wali chai.
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