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Originally Posted by MacroGuru
Do you guys think Tea is a healthy alternative?
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Next to water, tea is the best thing you can drink. (real, nonherbal tea, that is. Not the little packets or the kind that's a sugary powder)
Caffeine gets a bit of a bad rap. A lot of studies have been done on caffeine, and there really is no consensus over the results. Some point to it raising blood pressure, so point to raising blood pressure short term but not long term, and some have shown it actually lowering blood pressure. Studies have also shown that the negative health effects of caffeinated soda are not present when drinking caffeinated coffee.
But, if you are still worried about caffeine, then drink White tea or Green tea. They have less than half of the caffeine that you'll find in Black tea (which has about half of the caffeine you'll get in coffee).
Coffee* is actually pretty good for you as well. It's loaded with antioxidants (Oxidation is a factor in degenerative diseases and cancer - antioxidants helps the body protect against it).
* - taken black, of course. Loading it with sugar and cream/milk pretty much tips the scales to the "it's bad for you" side of things.