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Besides sweet tea, many people love the taste of fresh tea. Behind the taste that tends to be bland and bitter, drinking fresh tea provides some health benefits.
Tawar tea is a popular drink besides sweet tea. This type of tea is even often offered free in a place to eat.
For many people, they also like to enjoy fresh tea at dawn and iftar. Fresh tea can be enjoyed heat or added ice cubes.
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Tawar tea that is generally made from black tea offers many healthy benefits. This is because black tea contains great antioxidant compounds. This compound can help protect the body from exposure to free radicals that cause various diseases.
Here are 7 Healthy Benefits of Drinking Fresh Tea:
1. Take care of heart health
Getting regular intake of flavonoid antioxidant compounds can help reduce the risk of cardiovascular problems, including the heart.
Launch Healthline, a review in 2020 found that every tea cup that was drunk every day could reduce the risk of the following disease:
– 4 percent lower risk of heart disease,
– 2 percent of lower risk of cardiovascular events,
– 4 percent lower stroke risk,
– 1.5 percent lower the risk of death due to any cause.
2. Lower cholesterol levels
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Some studies have found, drinking fresh tea can reduce cholesterol levels.
A review in 2015 found, drinking black tea can significantly reduce bad cholesterol levels. This effect is very visible in people with the risk of cardiovascular problems.
3. Take care of intestinal health
Polyphenols in fresh tea can help keep the intestine healthy. This compound encourages the growth of good bacteria in the intestine.
A 2023 study found, drinking tea every day can increase the number of good bacteria in the intestine.
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