Tea can extend your life – sort of…
Iron Kitchen
A couple of cuppas can help you live longer…if you happen to be a woman in your 70s and 80s.
According to Australian researchers, 40% of women in their Helen-Mirren/Maggie Smith years are less likely to pass away during the five years studied than other females of a similar age.
Tea, or more specifically, the flavonoids in it, also appeared to protect against the ravages of heart disease and cancer. Detailed information about their diet, including the amount of tea and coffee drunk, was used to work out what level of flavonoids they were consuming.
Deaths from heart disease and cancer – the two biggest killers of elderly women – were down, as well as the overall risk of death.
The Australian researchers analysed the health records of more than 1,000 women aged 75-plus.