Date Published:
9 January 2007 |
BHF comments on the addition of milk prevents vascular protective effects of tea
According to research published today in the European Heart Journal, adding
milk to tea eliminates the protective effect it has on the cardiovascular system.
June Davison, Cardiac Nurse at the British Heart Foundation, said:
" It is difficult to say from this small study the impact of adding a
drop of milk to your tea can make.
_ However, the study highlights the importance of not just thinking about
one food in isolation but the effect of the actual interaction between different
foods.
_ The ‘tea break' is a great British
tradition which provides time to relax with a cuppa in hand.
_ Leaving milk out of your tea is far less
likely to help protect your heart health than other measures, such as taking
regular exercise, avoiding smoking
and eating a healthy balanced diet."
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