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Is Iced tea also as benificial as its hot counterpart? I drink iced tea everytime I have lunch.

Funny how the article doesn't mention any difference between green and black tea -- I wonder if both are 'healthier' than water.

I'm a huge tea drinker, though I have one more to go today to make my 3...

I'm glad to hear this as I am an avid tea drinker. Cheers!

Tea is naturally high in fluoride, however, at least the black teas. This can lead to buildup of calcium leading to kidney stones in some people. Due to the popularity of "sweet (iced) tea" in the south of the US there is a higher prevelance of kidney stones.

I saw in China the tea ceremony is being re-taught to girls after being banned for so many years, as part of the preparation for the Olympic games. Not only is it refreshing, but diplomatic too.

I'm sure Sri Lankans are happy to read this. :)

great news for us tea drinkers!
since i've joined the corporate world, i'm finding my consumption of tea increasing, and it's good to know that that's not such a bad thing.
i'll have to do some more research on the health benefits of tea, and maybe even make a post about this on my blog.
it's great to see a blog by bangladeshis doing so well, i hope my new blog gets some readers soon...

I‘ve learnt from Lao Tzu. Today, I find worldly answers looking through God’s eyes and not from man’s logic and lab equipment.

I see “tap water”, “bottled water” and especially “fizzy drinks”, are man’s creation, missing essential “Godly essences” for the healthy survival of man and animals.

Natural drinking water should be from lakes and streams that have been soaked with decomposing plant leaves, branches and roots, and the occasional dead animal. There, lays in this water, very important agents that keep germs and substances in balance for healthy living.

Civilised people of course, shun drinking from lakes and streams and are doing themselves a great disservice … thus coming up with deficient defences again diseases such as cancers.

But, the Chinese knew for centuries that boiled hot clean water soaked with fermented tea leaves, ginseng roots, certain mushrooms, flower petals and barks of trees, is at least near semblance to nature’s water. They don’t drink pure water, only tea and such likes, and for long before the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition report about the benefits of tea, and that tea is better than water.

its rally a intersting news

It is really interesting and good news for us who really like to drink tea. I knew that water is good for health, whereas tea is bad for health especially who takes three to four cups of tea a day. I like tea. When I work that time I like to take tea. I take tea at breakfast time and on evening. Sometimes I drink tea at the noon. After taking a cup of tea I feel fresh and it helps to remove my tiredness. The tea without milk is really good for our health but I like tea with milk. Black tea is better than milk tea. Some times I also take black tea. I am happy that there is no side effect of taking tea more than one cups. Thanks for writing about a topic which is related to our health.