For years, scientists have been touting the benefits of tea for the heart. However, a new study suggests that adding milk to invigorating tea, or drinking tea and milk (milk tea) together, can destroy all the healthy components of tea. Milk tea is, in fact, a secret killer for women's hearts.
Tests showed that while tea improves blood flow by increasing the ability of artery walls to constrict, milk completely blocks this beneficial health effect.
German researchers say this finding may explain why the UK's tea culture has not significantly suppressed the prevalence of heart disease, as most people in the UK prefer to add milk to their tea.
The findings, published in the European Heart Journal, stated that 16 women were given half a liter of freshly brewed tea, tea with skimmed milk, and plain water. Two hours later, the arteries in their forearms were examined. The results showed that the women who drank black tea had a significant improvement in the ability of their artery walls to constrict, but this effect was much less pronounced in the group that drank tea with milk.
Reminder: Milk tea is a food high in sugar, oil, and calories. The milk creamer added to milk tea is often made from coconut oil. Excessive consumption can easily lead to weight gain. Coconut oil contains a large amount of saturated fatty acids, which can accelerate the body's production of cholesterol and cause a rapid rise in blood lipids, leading to vascular hardening. Long-term, heavy consumption can easily lead to chronic diseases such as high blood pressure and diabetes.
Statistics have shown that heavy consumption of milk tea for over three months can lead to elevated blood lipids and cholesterol. Some milk tea sold on the street contains no milk or tea at all, and is made entirely from milk creamer. It is merely a combination of oil and sugar. Since milk creamer is not a dairy product and milk tea contains a large amount of sugar, it has almost no calcium and is very harmful to the body.
Currently, cardiovascular disease is the single leading cause of death for women worldwide. Statistics show that the incidence of cardiovascular disease in women is 10 times that of breast cancer, making it the "number one killer" directly threatening women's lives. However, due to misconceptions, cardiovascular disease in women is easily overlooked, and by the time it is diagnosed, it is often very severe.
P>For a long time, the results of epidemiological studies worldwide have almost consistently shown that the incidence and mortality of cardiovascular disease in men are higher than in women. Therefore, the situation of cardiovascular disease in women has not received much attention over the years," said Yao Hua, Director of the Department of Cardiology at Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital and Deputy Director of the Provincial Cardiovascular Institute. In real life, most women know how to prevent breast cancer and skin cancer, but most women do not know their own cholesterol levels or worry about having a heart attack. For symptoms like fatigue, shortness of breath, nausea, discomfort, back pain, and abdominal pain, many women will choose to "tough it out," not realizing that these seemingly ordinary symptoms could be a strong signal that your cardiovascular system is showing signs of "fatigue"!Although women develop cardiovascular disease 10 to 15 years later than men, their condition is often more severe at the time of diagnosis.
Yao Hua told reporters that in recent years, domestic and international research has shown that cardiovascular disease in women has its unique characteristics, with atypical symptoms being one of them.
Atypical Symptoms
Therefore, clinically, elderly women with a history of diabetes have more asymptomatic myocardial infarctions than men, some present with heart failure as their first clinical manifestation, and are more prone to re-infarction. They are also more susceptible to seasonal changes, with an increased incidence of the disease in autumn and winter, and higher complications and mortality than men. Another peculiarity is related to the autonomic nervous system dysfunction that women are prone to after menopause. Experts say that this series of symptoms caused by this nerve dysfunction can interfere with the diagnosis of true female coronary heart disease, often delaying early treatment opportunities.
Reminder: Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of human death.