Something that is consumed or carried to excess usually does no longer useful. Tea, which is believed to provide various health benefits, if taken too much of it actually increases the risk of arthritis.

Women who drank more than four cups of tea a day are more likely to develop disease by 78 percent, according to a study from Georgetown University Medical Centre. According to a study involving more than 76 000 women, even a cup of tea a day had increased the risk by 40 percent. Surprisingly, drinking coffee is not called to give effect whatsoever.

“We wanted to determine whether the consumption of tea or coffee, or the methods used to prepare the tea, which is associated with increased risk (arthritis),” said Professor Christopher Collins, from the Georgetown University Medical Centre.

However, there are also benefits from drinking tea, including reduced risk of developing ovarian cancer up to 10 percent, and significantly reduce the chances of developing heart disease and some eye diseases.

Therefore, Professor Collins also advised fans not to change the habit of tea drinking their tea just because of this discovery. “It’s obvious connection, but the risk is very small,” he said.
Source: Kompas.com

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