Carrie Ruxton is an independent dietitian with more than 25 years’ experience in nutrition and health. Since 2003, she has worked on a freelance basis with food and beverage companies, trade bodies and the NHS.
Green and black teas are from the same plant, Camelia sinensis, and contain similar amounts of antioxidants and caffeine.
Tea is the most commonly consumed beverage in the world after water. In the UK it has been drunk for over 350 years. Today, 77% of British adults drink tea and of the tea consumed in the UK, 95% is black tea.
Tea, the world's favourite drink, can help you maintain your health as part of a balanced diet and healthy, active lifestyle. The antioxidants, hydrating properties, caffeine and fluoride found in tea mean that you need never feel guilty about reaching for the teapot.
Tea consumption does not produce a diuretic effect unless the amount of tea consumed at one sitting contained more than 300mg of caffeine. This is equivalent to six or seven cups of tea at one sitting.
The average cup of tea contains less than half the level of caffeine than coffee. One cup contains only 50mg per 190ml cup.
Carrie Ruxton is an independent dietitian with more than 25 years’ experience in nutrition and health. Since 2003, she has worked on a freelance basis with food and beverage companies, trade bodies and the NHS.
Dr Catherine Hood is a health broadcaster and writer. She presented Channel Five's prime time series A Girl's Guide to 21st Century Sex and regularly appears on The Wright Stuff discussing all aspects of general medicine.
Dr Chris Steele, MB ChB has featured on ITV's 'This Morning' show, 'The Afternoon Show' for Granada TV, ITV's 'Tonight with Trevor McDonald' and on ITV's 'Celebrity Fit Club'. He has written books on medical issues and smoking, including 'Quitting Smoking' and 'Babies and Young Children'.
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Timothy Bond BSc(hons) PhD has over 18 years experience in Tea from laboratory based-analysis to factory production. Tim is currently Technical Director for AVT Tea Services Limited, the worlds largest decaffeinated tea supplier and a major supplier of tea extracts and spice oleoresins.
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Cups of tea consumed in the UK so far today.
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