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Tea with milk can cut risk of osteoporosis
02 Jul 2008
Older women who add milk to their tea are unknowingly contributing to their daily calcium intake, which can help reduce their risk of developing osteoporosis, experts say.
Nutritionist Dr Carrie Ruxton explained: "Older women are now more and more at risk of bone fractures because they don't really drink milk anymore.
"You can probably get through a third to half a pint by just having milk in tea. It's forgotten, but milk has still got calcium in it, and it's doing you some good."
Recent research commissioned by the Tea Advisory Panel found that tea could play a positive role in improving bone mineral density, disproving some earlier suggestions that the caffeine and fluoride in the popular drink may have an adverse effect on bone health.
According to the literature review, drinking at least four cups of tea a day also reduces the risk of heart attack, maintains the body's hydration levels and enhances alertness and mood.
Evidence suggests that drinking around four cups of milky tea each day could help reduce risk of heart attack, as well as providing cell-protecting antioxidants.
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