tea, exercise and smoking cessation; Prescription for heart health.
Researchers say that drinking tea regularly, along with exercise and quitting smoking, can reduce the risk of vascular disease by 45%; This finding was obtained in a large study of half a million Chinese adults.
According to a study published in the Journal of Internal Medicine, researchers analyzed the data of 485,934 Chinese adults for about 9 years. During this period, 14,863 cases of cardiovascular diseases, cerebrovascular diseases, heart diseases caused by lung problems and peripheral artery diseases were registered.
The results showed that regular consumption of tea is associated with an 11% reduction in the risk of contracting these diseases. People who drank tea regularly and consumed about 6 to 8 cups a day were less exposed to cardiovascular diseases compared to others.