Tea or Coffee? At our house it is mostly Tea. It is three
cups of Tea a day, and Coffee few times a week instead of Tea; as and when even
one of us yearns for it. I recently posted an article on popularity of Tea in
Hyderabad, mentioning about “Irani Chai”. You may read that article by clicking
on the following link: TEA
While Tea is a favorite and regular drink; Coffee as an
occasional drink takes the status of something very special. With variants of
Coffee and Tea always available, any visitor to our house is asked “Would you
like to have a cup of Tea or Coffee?” Then the specifics. This is the scenario
at the houses of most of my friends and relatives. They love both the beverages
and alternate between them. In some households it is Coffee in the morning and
Tea in the evening.
However among the masses of Hyderabad it is always Tea.
Knowingly or unknowingly their choice is beneficial. Tea is said to fight both
cancer and heart diseases. It decreases serum cholesterol, triglyceride and
free fatty acid levels. It is said to control high blood pressure, lower blood
sugar, suppress aging, deter food poisoning, prevent and treat skin diseases,
stop dental cavities and fight viruses. Green Tea is more beneficial. Coming to
Coffee, there are no strong results suggesting that Coffee may enhance health
as greatly as Tea does. Coffee helps in combating drowsiness, temporarily
boosting athletic performance, easing congestion due to colds and flu,
preventing asthma attacks and enhancing pain-relieving effects of aspirin.
Coffee has a fat-like chemical called Cafestol, which increases the cholesterol
level. But all these bad effects are there only when one is consuming the
beverage in large quantities and very frequently, everyday.
So please continue to enjoy your cup of Tea or Coffee with
no worries, and mostly Tea like Hyderabadis.
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