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Tea and Endothelial Function

Chinese Tea 2007-06-01 source:

Results from recent scientific studies suggest that black tea may help reduce the risk of heart disease by helping maintain healthy function of the endothelium, the inner lining of blood vessels. Phytochemicals in tea may increase the arteries ability to dilate.

A double-blind controlled study of healthy males, published in the 2004 in the Journal of Cardiology, found that drinking a cup of black tea improved coronary vessel function. An earlier study of patients with coronary heart disease showed that drinking black tea restored endothelial and blood vessel function to levels similar to those of healthy subjects. Published in 2001 in Circulation, the study measured both the short-term effect of drinking two cups of black tea and the longer term impact of drinking four cups of black tea daily for four weeks. Both short and long-term tea consumption improved blood vessel function, while drinking water had no effect.
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