Happy New Year! As we begin this new year I wanted to share some exciting research on two of the most popular beverages – coffee and green tea. Both coffee and green tea have numerous health benefits of their own. I wrote about some of coffee’s benefits here and here. Green tea is another nutritional powerhouse and I wrote about some of its benefits here and here. And many studies have been conducted on their health benefits on the general population.
I was excited to see a recent Japanese study demonstrating those with diabetes who drink green tea and coffee experience a reduction in all-cause mortality. What’s interesting here is the study showed that those who drank both seemed to get the best results as opposed to just drinking one or the other.
While I do not have diabetes and don’t ever intend to, this made me especially happy because I have been combining those two healthy beverages, along with some others, in my morning elixir. It’s delicious, satisfies me until lunchtime and provides numerous health benefits. I always try to combine as many nutrients as possible to get the biggest bang for my nutritional buck. This was a very nice confirmation as to what I have been doing for years,
Do you drink coffee and green tea or just one or the other? Would you consider drinking both after reading this?
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May never drink much green tea (just haven’t been able to develop a tolerance for it), but you can’t deny its benefits. Thanks for always sharing your wisdom and knowledge with us.
That’s ok J.D. There are health benefits in coffee as well. I avoided coffee for over 30 years when I lost the taste for it when I was pregnant with my oldest son. It isn’t good during pregnancy so I just stayed away although I loved my morning cup. I have always loved tea and this information was very welcome as I now drink both. I always appreciate your honesty and your comments.
Ann,
None of us has diabetes either and like you, do not intend too. We also drink both beverages. We make our iced tea w/ green tea these days. Cool change and our iced tea is unsweetened decaf. What a shift for southerners.
Definitely a huge shift for Southerners but awesome and you will reap the benefits!!
Black coffee every morning! I tend to only drink tea in the winter, often green, but should figure out a way to get it in the summer.
Happy New Year Ann!
How about iced or as the base for a smoothie?
That’s what I’m thinking … adding a nice fruity green to the fridge. We’ll see what I come up with!
Yes or even combine green with an herbal tea that sounds good. There are so many delicious, fruity ones.
Yay! Now that I finally like winter, summer can’t come soon enough!