Scientists from Sichuan University in China discovered that regular consumption of tea can help slow down the body’s aging process, thanks to polyphenols, special compounds contained in its composition. The results of the study were: published In The Lancet.
Researchers analyzed data from nearly eight thousand Chinese people aged 30 to 79. The scientific study also included data from six thousand British volunteers aged between 37 and 73. The researchers collected information about the participants’ eating habits and asked them to report how much tea the volunteers usually consumed.
The researchers also recorded the participants’ blood pressure, cholesterol levels and body fat percentage. These data were used by scientists to estimate the biological age of the subjects.
It turns out that regular tea consumption is associated with a decrease in the body’s biological aging rate. It is stated that polyphenols, which are special plant compounds, give tea an anti-aging effect. They have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects (they can protect body cells from damage caused by special forms of oxygen).
It has been announced that drinking three glasses of beverages a day is sufficient to slow down the biological aging process.
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