Eight cups of coffee or two cups of tea?

Eight cups of coffee or two cups of tea?

Posted by veritas July 2, 2008


I just saw this article about cutting the risk of stroke by 22%. Apparently you can drink eight cups of coffee a day or two cups of tea for the same effect. Eight cups of coffee? I think most people would be a jittering idiot after eight cups!

It reminds me of the old Wheaties commercials that pointed out a bowl of Wheaties was equal to 15 bowls of the other cereal. So one cup of tea equals 4.5 cups of coffee, at least in terms of stroke risk. Of course, just a few recent studies have shown tea also helps prevent heart attacks, lung cancer, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, sleep apnea and cancer, of course. So cling to that coffee, if you must, but tea tastes better and is better for you. No matter how many cups you drink!

http://www.heavenoftea.com/tea-and-your-health/eight-cups-of-coffee-or-two-cups-of-tea/