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Fact Sheets
 The latest research has shown that drinking your cuppa can help maintain your health as part of a healthy lifestyle. The antioxidants, hydrating properties, caffeine and fluoride found in tea mean that you need never feel guilty about reaching for the teapot. For the health professional we also have a range of tea and health factsheets. These are short and informative guides for health professionals to keep as useful reference materials. These are available as downloadable PDF documents or can be viewed on screen and printed from the web. Click on the relevant title for further information.
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Tea4Health fact sheet - May 2007
Summary: Most people enjoy tea on a daily basis and as a nation we get through 165 million cups a day - but did you know that you also get great health benefits from drinking just four cups of tea a day?
Date Added: 24th May, 2007
Last Updated: 24th May, 2007
Download: leaflet 18may07.pdf
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Tea and Cardiovascular Disease
Summary: Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) is the main cause of death in the UK, accounting for
over 250,000 deaths a year, more than one in three people.
Date Added: 6th December, 2005
Last Updated: 12th February, 2007
Download: tea and cardiovascular disease, update jan06.doc
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The Nutritional Value of Tea
Summary: On average, British people drink approximately 3 cups of tea a day with about 70% of the UK
population drinking tea on a regular basis.
Date Added: 6th December, 2005
Last Updated: 12th February, 2007
Download: the goodness of tea 2b3597.doc
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Tea and Iron Absorption
Summary: Iron has several vital functions in the body, it·s major role being as an Oxygen carrier
in blood haemaglobin and muscle myoglobin. In addition, it is a component of many
enzymes and is required for a number of metabolic processes.
Date Added: 6th December, 2005
Last Updated: 12th February, 2007
Download: tea and iron absorption, update jan06.doc
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Tea and Hydration
Summary: The Tea Council·s Healthy Drinks Survey revealed that a third of all adults in the UK
are not meeting their fluid requirements by failing to replace the fluid that is lost daily
by their bodies.
Date Added: 6th December, 2005
Last Updated: 12th February, 2007
Download: tea and hydration,update jan06.doc
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Tea and Oral Health Fact Sheet
Summary: Dental disease remains a significant problem in the UK with the vast majority of the
population suffering with the consequences of this disease at some stage in their
lives. It can result in acute pain, aesthetic problems and can increase the risk of tooth
loss, which may have long-term effects on food intake resulting in impaired nutritional
status and subsequent overall well being.
Date Added: 6th December, 2005
Last Updated: 27th January, 2006
Download: tea and oral health fact, update jan06.doc
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Tea and Cancer
Summary: Cancer is a major cause of morbidity in the UK with over 200,000 newly diagnosed
cases, and around 120,000 deaths from cancer each year. It is expected that more
than one in three people in England will develop cancer at some stage in their lives.
The disease is more likely to develop in later life, with around 65% of cancers
diagnosed in people over the age of 65. However, cancer causes an even greater
proportion of deaths in those under the age of 65, with more than one in three deaths
being due to cancer
Date Added: 6th December, 2005
Last Updated: 12th February, 2007
Download: tea and cancer, update jan06.doc
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Tea and Caffeine
Summary: Caffeine is a naturally occurring substance found in the leaves, seeds or fruits of at
least 100 different species worldwide and is part of a group of compounds known as
methylxanthines.
Author: Proffesor James Heartfield
Date Added: 18th October, 2005
Last Updated: 12th February, 2007
Download: _tea and caffeine oct 2006.doc
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Tea and Antioxidant properties
Summary: Increasing evidence is highlighting the role antioxidants may have in helping to maintain your health in a variety of ways by opposing the action of free radicals. In addition
to the well known antioxidants such as Vitamins C and E, there is growing research
demonstrating the potential health maintainence effects of plant-derived antioxidants,
polyphenols, found in fruits, vegetables, nuts, cereals and drinks such as tea.
Author: Dr David Whitfield
Date Added: 18th October, 2005
Last Updated: 12th February, 2007
Download: tea and antioxidant properties, update jan06.doc
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Tea Chart
Summary: If you would like a tea chart for your home or office, simply click on the PDF link below and print it off. Now you don't have to remember how others take their tea . . .
Author: UK Tea Council
Date Added: 18th October, 2005
Last Updated: 15th May, 2006
Download: chart.pdf
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Black and Green Tea: How do they differ?
Summary: Both green tea and black tea come from the leaves of the plant Camellia sinensis,
however the processing that the leaves undergo to make the final tea is different. The
leaves for black tea are fully oxidised while those for green teas are lightly steamed
before being dried. Figure 1 outlines the processing of green and black tea in more
detail.
Author: UK Tea Council
Date Added: 18th October, 2005
Last Updated: 23rd February, 2007
Download: _black and green tea fact sheet update, jan06.doc
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