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<\/a><\/p>\nReduction of calcium buildup in coronary arteries <\/strong><\/p>\n Additionally, regular tea drinkers were found to be less likely to have excessive calcium buildup in their heart\u2019s coronary arteries. Researchers have long considered calcium deposits to be linked to serious cardiovascular conditions \u2013 from heart disease to stroke.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dr. Elliott Miller, an internal medicine physician and instructor of medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, says: “We found that moderate tea drinkers had a decreased progression of coronary artery calcium and a decreased incidence of cardiovascular events.” However, Miller was also quick to point out that the study was an \u201cobservational\u201d one and \u201cwe can’t say for sure it was the tea or just the healthier lifestyle of the tea drinkers.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Study began in 2000<\/strong><\/p>\n The study conducted by Miller and his team began in 2000 and reviewed data they gathered from more than 6,000 men and women enrolled in the ongoing research. All volunteers showed no signs of heart disease at the outset, according to Miller.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Investigators reportedly measured the calcium deposits in the blood vessels of the test subjects by comparing earlier CT scans to later ones over a five year period. They also kept records of who suffered a heart attack, stroke, chest pain, or passed away as a result of another form of cardiovascular disease over the course of 11 years.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Apparently, the positive findings weren\u2019t separated by which tea the men and women drank \u2013 black or green. Only that those who drank a cup of tea per day stood a one-third less chance of having a major heart disease event during the study period than those who drank no tea \u2013 black or green.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Furthermore, tea drinkers who drank from one to three cups on a daily basis also showed a decline in the calcium buildup in their arteries.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Although Miller can\u2019t say specifically why drinking tea may be good for you, some experts believe it may have something to do with the possible protective nature of tea from plant chemicals known as flavonoids found in the leaves. Maybe it can be attributed to the fact that tea drinkers are generally healthier. They tend to take their time sipping rather than gulping down a cup of coffee and are also less likely to smoke. All of which can help keep your health insurance<\/a> rates lower.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n While it may still be premature to push tea and heart health based entirely on Miller\u2019s study, it\u2019s not too early to grab a cup of black, breakfast, or green tea instead of your regular cup of coffee to see what happens. If preliminary research shows it can be good for you, why not give it a try?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" No one is expecting coffee drinkers to give up their morning brew for a cup of tea simply because it can lower the risk of a heart attack. At least, you wouldn\u2019t think so. But, according to a recent study, regular tea drinkers had fewer heart attacks, less calcium buildup in their arteries, and may, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16966,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[309],"tags":[],"importance":[],"type-content":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freeway.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16962"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freeway.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freeway.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeway.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeway.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16962"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeway.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16962\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeway.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freeway.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeway.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeway.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16962"},{"taxonomy":"importance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeway.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/importance?post=16962"},{"taxonomy":"type-content","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeway.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/type-content?post=16962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>
\nWhich is best \u2013 black or green tea?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a>
\nWhat makes tea good for you?
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