Regular drinkers of tea would be 35 percent less likely to have a heart attack or any other cardiovascular conditions, according to researchers. The study also reveals that drinking a tea is good for your heart.
WebMD reports that the researchers also discovered that those who drink tea would have a low calcium deposit in the heart's coronary arteries. The calcium deposits are connected to serious conditions such as stroke and heart disease.
"We found that moderate tea drinkers had a decreased progression of coronary artery calcium and a decreased incidence of cardiovascular events," Dr. Elliot Miller, the internal medicine physician and instructor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, said.
The study involved 6,000 men and women who were enrolled in an ongoing study since 2000. The researchers examine their data. They evaluated those who had stroke, heart attack, chest pain or died from heart disease for more than 11 years. They also computed their calcium deposits for more than 5 years.
The results showed that the participants who drank a cup of tea regularly had a lower risk of about one-third less risk of having a heart disease compared to non-drinkers. There was also a decrease of calcium deposit in their arteries.
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Miller said that a tea has flavonoids that have the good effect in the heart. On the other hand, he said that it was too early to give counsel about tea and heart health.
"It's too early to say drinking tea will help you have less cardiovascular events, like heart attack and stroke," said Miller. "But it does suggest these could be a protective nature of the tea, or that tea drinkers, in general, are healthier individuals."
Meanwhile, WebMD reports that about one million Americans suffer from the heart attack every year. A heart attack is defined as a permanent damage to the heart muscle. Its symptoms include discomfort, pain in the chest, below the breastbone or arm, discomfort radiating to the back, arm, throat or jaw, indigestion, fullness, choking feeling, nausea, sweating, dizziness, or vomiting, weakness, shortness of breath or anxiety. There are some drugs and surgical procedures that are used to treat the heart attack.
