Three cups of tea a week could be the key to living longer.
The research on 100,000 adults suggests that those who enjoyed a cuppa regularly lived for an average of a year and a half longer.
When a subgroup of participants were tracked in detail, it was found that regular tea drinkers had half the risk of fatal heart disease and strokes. The study was carried out in China, where drinking green tea was most common – and appeared to show the strongest link.Experts believe the connection is down to polyphenols found in the brew, which protect against heart disease and raised blood pressure.Lead study author Dr Xinyan Wang, from the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences in Beijing, said: "Habitual tea consumption is associated with lower risks of cardiovascular disease and all-cause death.
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