Daily Fit Tip: Switch to tea

by Martha Edwards (Subscribe to Martha Edwards's posts)
Dec 4th 2006 6:00AM

You've probably heard that coffee has no calories. This claim is true -- for the most part. Some people drink their coffee black. Others, like myself, need a little something to make it less bitter, such as some cream (or milk) and sugar. But those add extra calories, sometimes a significant amount. In addition, reviews about coffee are mixed. It has been linked to miscarriages, high blood pressure and anxiety, among others, and though many of these claims are not strongly proven, it sometimes seems like it would be better to just give it up than worry about the potential risks.

So maybe we would all be a bit better off if we switched to tea? Tea has a number of benefits and, unlike coffee, I can drink tea without sugar or milk. Green tea in particular has a great reputation, and is purported to be a great source of antioxidants, which can help defy the aging process.

What do you think?

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Perry 12-04-2006 @ 9:41AM

I completely support the switch to tea. I've always felt too young for coffee. In fact, tea can actually be better than water. I wrote about 5 ways tea is better than water.

http://justyouraveragejoggler.com/2006/09/08/5-reasons-tea-is-better-than-water-2/

chris mon 12-04-2006 @ 10:46AM

Green tea suxxs, it give me the urge(a I choke it down) to vomit. I love almost any well made food or beverage, but green tea succeth. To get it down I would need more sugar then I need in coffee. A friend of mine who is very American, from NYC lives in Japan, it took him like 15 years to get usaed to green tea and saki.

as a health extract I would use it, but as a drink, give me oolong and a touch of sugar!! I may need to give up coffee for my gut, but the tea is easy on the GIT.

chris