Tea: 5 Best Health Benefits for Patients

Are your patients asking “should I drink tea?” “What about the caffeine?” “Will it dehydrate me?” Let’s look at the best, documented health benefits.

Joining me today on the podcast is Neva Cochran, a Dallas Texas registered dietitian nutritionist who is a nutrition communications consultant and works with food, nutrition and agriculture organizations. An active member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, she has served on the Board of Directors as well as President of the Texas Academy. Neva’s great at dispelling nutrition myths and sharing accurate information you and your patients want to know. You can find out more about Neva on her website or Twitter .

Don’t miss the companion podcast Green Tea and Matcha: Is One Better for your Patients?

Resources:

“Tea and cardiovascular disease” Pharmacological Research 2011, 64:136– 145 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1043661811000867

“The effect of black tea on risk factors of cardiovascular disease in a normal population” Preventive Medicine
2012, 54 Suppl:S98-102 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0091743511004877

“Associations of Coffee, Tea, and Caffeine Intake with Coronary Artery Calcification and Cardiovascular Events” The American Journal of Medicine 2017, 130: 188-197 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002934316309251

“Black Tea Lowers Blood Pressure and Wave Reflections in Fasted and Postprandial Conditions in Hypertensive Patients: A Randomised Study” Nutrients 2015, 7:1037-1051 http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/7/2/1037

“Tea consumption and mortality of all cancers, CVD and all causes: a meta-analysis of eighteen prospective cohort studies” Br J Nutr 2015, 114: 673–683 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/british-journal-of-nutrition/article/tea-consumption-and-mortality-of-all-cancers-cvd-and-all-causes-a-metaanalysis-of-eighteen-prospective-cohort-studies/2D30740B08CD7CD2313BC180B139B9B9

“Dietary Flavonoid Intake, Black Tea Consumption, and Risk of Overall and Advanced Stage Prostate Cancer” American Journal of Epidemiology (2013) 177: 1388–1398 https://academic.oup.com/aje/article/177/12/1388/97783/Dietary-Flavonoid-Intake-Black-Tea-Consumption-and

“Tea and coffee and risk of endometrial cancer: cohort study and meta-analysis” Am J Clin Nutr 2015, 101: 570-578 http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/early/2015/01/21/ajcn.113.081836

“Therapeutic potential of green tea on risk factors for type 2 diabetes in obese adults – a review” Obes Rev 2016, 17:1316-1328 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/obr.12452/full

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