Tea and Artery Function
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- Опубликовано: 10 фев 2025
- Adding milk to tea can blocks its beneficial effects, potentially explaining why green tea drinkers appear better protected than consumers of black tea.
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Sipping my green tea without sweeteners or milk as I watch this. Viva la tea!
Same, good green tea tastes pure best
No sugar or milk needed, just a little lemon juice.
We drink a green and black tea blend, but with soy milk added. Guess we better look to drink it without milk instead! Thanks Dr Greger! 😉
+Vegan Fitness TV He didn't go much into detail if soy milk is the same as regular milk in-regards to tea consumption.
+Saber V he did mention that it was the protein in the soy milk that had a skmilar nutrient-binding effect.
+Saber V Yeah he said it was because the protein has a nutrient binding effect IIRC
I'm from the Netherlands and I was thinking "but we drink it without milk" and then you said it. I'm glad black tea is about as good as green tea, because even though I've been drinking green tea for a couple of decades for health, I always still prefer black tea for flavor.
Go Netherlands! Honestly the only reason I see why English people drink their tea with milk is because they make their tea soo flipping strong and bitter that it is super gross (and I asume that this is less so when they add Milk). In the Netherlands most people also don't like bitter tea, but instead of adding Milk, we take out the tea bag faster and we have lots of diffrent flavours of tea.
Tom Goff I add fresh turmeric and lim and
Cinnamon to my green tea
If it's super gross, then why do they drink it
Reads like racism based on gross assumptions...
Sweet. I drink plain green tea most days though I'm aiming for once a day at least. This has encouraged me to try harder :)
Dr. Greger, please make a video on the effect of Green Smoothies on the Endothelial Cells. I'd like to clear that up once and for all.
Dr Greger and team, I would like to thank you for all the amazing work you do. It's so refreshing in these days to see information always backed up with good science. We need some way to get your message across to a larger proportion of the world population. People are confused because they are constantly bombarded with news supporting unfounded beliefs. Thank you again.
You're under appreciated
Dr.Greger,
Thank you for showing your references in the video. Providing references from bone fide scientific peer reviewed journals helps people see where the data came from and assures a greater level of confidence. It also helps thwart the glut of pseudoscience claims made by less conscientious people and non-scientists.
I would like to suggest you also provide links in the description section so your interested viewers can read those papers for themselves.
regards,
LL
What of other nondairy, non-soy milks such as oat milk or almond milk?
Appreciate that the good data is laced with humor--Dr. Greger cracks me up sometimes!
"what's the downside of a little milk abstinence" answer: none ^^
+Lichtblick Which is why he said nothing after asking the question lol! :P
Fascinating. I'm from the Netherlands and drinking black tea right now. Without milk of course.
Thank you so much for these videos - love them! So good to have advice I can trust ☺️
I make matcha with soymilk sometimes, do you think that'd hurt the good effects? I also drink Earl Grey with soymilk on occasion too.
Looks like everyone wants to know about other forms of milk. Almond, cashew, oat. Etc...
Dr. Greger is fantastic--but from what i have read ---aerobic exercise is still the best
thing for arteries
I add rice 'milk', I wonder if that inhibits any of the good qualities in tea?
Well this is just perfect. I came over to this channel to find one of his videos on tea and low and behold, a new one appears. Anyway, if you are going to drink green tea not only should you drink it straight up but you should also get the loose leaf version as well. Since they have more surface area, they will release more polyphenols into the water and generally taste better. Most tea bag tea goes stale when its sitting on the shelf in the store.
Cam Costco carry Japanese tea bag they are very good
Oh thank god. I LOVE my Earl Grey straight.
These videos are always really informative I appreciate them greatly ! Keep it up
I love green tea 😀
And I don't like milk in tea ☺
Same green tea is the best
amir khan Especially Japanese Green Tea 😀
Especially gyokuro tea. Highest grade of Japanese tea one can get.
TheBuddhistFist can you buy it in the UK?
what about the effects of adding Soy Creamer on coffee???? Does in blunt any nutritional benefit in the coffee? Dr. Greger, please make a video on this. 😉
On that note going to pour another cup of my gunpowder green.
Can I assume Hibiscus tea does this even more effectively? I took your advice and have been sipping four bags of hibiscus tea in two litres of water with a cup of lemon juice and clove powder, love it! Cept it has given me hey fever something shocking, haven't sneezed so much in 24 hrs ever. Also lowered my blood pressure noticeably, which would have been great if it was high, it was perfect, and made me feel quite giddy as a result. I thought I might check if there were any side effects to hibiscus tea, and sure enough the hey fever and lowering of blood pressure were two of a few side effects. So now I'm not sure what to do, drink less? don't use four bags?
Dr. Greger, would it be feasible that casein could blunt the health benefits of other nutrients?
Dr. Greger, I know from many of your videos that drinking tea is good but what about the steeping process? If a tea is steeped for longer is it better than the same tea not steeped as long?
From another video I remember him saying that although it is usually recommended to steep green tea for three minutes, five minutes is better in terms of health benefits. Better, but more bitter, alas. So I use a bit of stevia and balance is restored in the universe.
great one...I never understood how people add milk to tea anyway
+Amit from Israel Same here
Ditto. I don't even know what it does adding milk to the tea...
+PJo336 From Jordan Same here
Black tea with cinnamon, best combination even try it!
Switched from coffee to black tea 🍵
Noticed the difference already.
Interesting video, thanks for uploading, subscribed! 👍
Is it due to the relatively high methionine content of both soy and cow's milk ? Something else ?
It raises many questions, this is fairly interesting !
singularity Thank you!
How about almond milk?
emma 44 It's juice really, not milk, so it's ok :)
Milk always comes from tits. Do almonds have tits😳
Yea he doesn't say. He does say that soy milk also blunts the health effects and soy doesn't contain casein so? Just because something isn't "milk" doesn't mean it won't block the health benefits. Waiting for an updated video.
@@georgev1980 I found the paper he references which refers to soy milk being as nullifying to catechins as cow's milk. It looks like food proteins generally nullify the beneficial effects of green tea. Of all the plant milks it looks like almond milk has the least amount of protein per cup at 1g. Soy has about 8g per cup, coconut about 5g per cup.
So almond milk is the one im going to go with for now. Am now looking for matcha withjuice recipes, as apparently citrus has a potentiating effect on the antioxidants.
@@Bshipbuilder thanks for the info!
Good to know !! I love these videos, so informational ! Green tea ftw xx
Any study showing milk blunts the antioxident impact of coffee as well?
What about other teas such as rooibos? Does drinking it with alternative milk such as out or almond milk lessen the effect from the antioxidants?
It could be the milk, but black tea is typically more oxidized that green tea: they are differentiated primarily by how they are cultivated. This oxidation, i would wager, might be the difference not only in antioxidant content, but ability to prevent oxidation in the bloodstream.
Does sugar affect the health benefits of tea?
I drink my matcha with coconut or almond milk. In just water it kinda makes me wretch. Any idea if those milks will also nullify the positive effects of green tea?
Does anyone know if this Would this affect occur with Vegan plant based Milks like Almond soy or pumpkin seed
I wonder if decaf tea is good
Confused. The literature I can find on side effects of caffeine states that caffeine is a vasoconstrictor which narrows veins and arteries. In my case at age 65 when I drink tea my ankles swell just like they would if I eat salt which I quit doing. I found a forum where numerous people claimed the same problem. I have been on a whole food vegan diet for years that would make Esselstyn smile. I am 6 ft tall and only weigh 135 lbs and am active and live a lifestyle modeled after the Okinawan centenarians. If tea should improve circulation why am I getting symptoms of vascular insufficiency in my legs? I even developed hemosiderine staining in the lower legs after about a year of adding green and white tea to my diet, and I only use it on average 50 percent of the time and only 2 or 3 grams of loose tea in a day...maybe 4 occasionally which is equivalent of 2 tea bags. If I stop the tea, the edema abates. I am now a tea addict after seeing all the benefits and don't want to give it up, but this information on blood flow and green tea makes me really wonder????
damn, guess im adding a cup of tea to my day
stopped video to go make some hot green tea with lemon so i could continue to watch the video while sipping on my tea :P
What of white tea then?
Does the same apply with adding soy milk? If so, there goes my delightful chai concoction.
I imagine this is not the case with coconut milk. I make a concoction of green tea, herbal teas, turmeric, ginger, and other herbs, along with raw honey, coconut milk, and the juice from a fresh lemon wedge.
I love this channel!
Been drinking my Matcha with soy milk. Ok, so maybe now I will try it with oat milk instead.
Ooh is Camomile tea good as well does anyone know?
+Vegan Feels Ⓥ Chamomile tea is one of the healthiest herbal teas you can have, it promotes Healthy Skin and is great for people who have hyperglycemia. ..I love it in the winter before bed time because it has a gentle relaxation effect, its also great for mucus removal from your body and for coughs and colds.
Where I live there's camomile with green tea's combined, maybe you could find that?
+Vegan Feels Ⓥ Chamomile tea is the best. It's a natural blood thinner.
So if soy protein does the same as casein... does that mean we shouldn't drink soy milk in our tea?
I make my own nut/oat milks, but, while they are great for oats, cereal and other cold things, they don't taste that great in hot beverages, so I usually go for store-bought organic soy milk for my tea.
Soy protein does NOT do the same as casein, not even close. Casein affects the brain similarly to coke, harms the liver, and many other things. Soy protein does none of those and only brings benefits.
+Joel Wyman Jr Yes...I didn't express myself very clearly there, sorry.
I know that casein is a lot worse than soy, but I was talking about this particular case of drinking tea with (soy) milk. My question is more about whether soy milk makes tea unhealthy, and not whether soy milk is unhealthy in general.
At 2:50 he said that soy protein has the same nutrient binding effect as casein... so does that mean we shouldn't drink soy milk in tea either?
+Karoline Bachner Nutrient binding effects of soy milk isn't really a big deal. Some studies say the phytic acid in soy may block absorption of certain minerals but soy milk contains only a small amount of phytic acid. Mixing soy milk with tea shouldn't be a problem. When it comes to artery function, actually it may benefit. One study showed Soy Protein diet significantly improves Endothelial function
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11714128
Alright! Thank you! :) That's good news. I love my tea with soy milk!
+Kevin Narayan I disagree. It is my understanding that unfermented soy has a significant amount of anti-nutrients.
Could you do a video on IMOs, like they are found in vitafibre?
So, if I used pure VitaFibre (Isomalto-Oligosaccharides), not by taking QuestBars (I know there is a lot of junk in there), but by using the syrup in baking, would it be healthy?
Thank you, it is much appreciated!
Please do more german subtitles, your videos are very interesting ! :-)
Noooooooo! About to have my daily big mug of builder's tea with soy milk! I guess it's my last one; back to black tea tomorrow. : ( Thanks for posting!
What about oat milk???? I neeeeed to know!
Hi, @karenjeanmooney-kelleher8583! As Dr. Greger likes to say, "We don't know, until we put it to the test." As far as I know, the effects of oat milk on the beneficial effects of tea have not been tested. Because oat milk is completely different from dairy or soy milk, and does not include the same proteins, it seems likely that it would not have the same effects, but we really don't know. You can find everything on our site related to tea here: nutritionfacts.org/topics/tea/
I hope that helps!
-Christine Kestner, MS, CNS®, LDN, MPH, CHES®, NutritionFacts.org Health Support Volunteer
Dr Greger the Netherlands is NOT the Only Country.... I pretty sure England is the only country that puts milk in tea....No body I know in my countries Austria and Czech Republic drinks tea with Milk in it...the Swiss and Germans don't do it either, Italians don't do it Russians don't do it,...,.....since I have been in the USA I have never seen anybody put milk in it either....I myself would never even consider to but milk in my Tea... I love Black Tea with lemon and some raw cane sugar, and Green Tea with just raw cane sugar....so delicious!
Duh - we drink blank tea here in the states as well without milk!
I take my tea with lemon and sugar. Do either of those food items engage in nutrient binding?
+fewwef weffefwf 😊
Skip the sugar
+Annaleigh Smith ....me 2! I love Black Tea with lemon and some sugar, and Green Tea with just sugar....so delicious!....and no lemon is totally fine ...when it comes to sugar don't use white highly possessed sugar, but any type of vegan sweetener that also has some nutritional value ... I use Turbinado Raw Cane Sugar.... Dr Greger likes to use raw date sugar for his teas which has the highest rating in nutritional value....I use date sugar 2 in my diet but not in my black tea, because the taste ends up not to my liking, if you know what I mean...
Im pretty sure lemon actually increases your absorption of the anti oxidants
+Justin Russell Blaylock says not put lemon in your tea or water for that matter because it increases the absorption of fluoride.
what about oat milk?
+ionamcbrid
thats not milk at all...its water, soaked in oats...
oats are great...I eat 1 cup daily
Love oats too and oat milk. My question is if proteins in soya milk render the beneficial qualities of tea ineffective, does the same apply to other plant 'milks' like oat milk?
ionamcbrid my question as well. maybe will be addressed in other comments
The doctor says that casein, a milk protein, is the culprit (at 2:48 in this video). Plant based milk does not have casein.
Dang, I drink it with soy... 😢
I guess I should try to switch to oat or almond...
So adding soy milk is bad? Yes or no?
I wonder what the difference is between drinking warm water and tea.
+heoTheo Warm water contains no antioxidants?
Does the soy proteins from dietary soy neutralize the benefits of drinking tea? Did they check that with the Chinese population studied?
What about soy milk and sugar in black tea?
+Finding Fay he talked about soy milk in the video did you not watch the whole video?
Does hard water cancel out the polyphenols in green tea? Anybody here know or have an idea?
Use distiller water for tea. Check out Andrew Norton Webber.
what if you drink your tea and milk at different times of the day?
Any animal milks are bad no matter what
+Joel Wyman Jr That's not necessarily true, animal milk is full of protein that yogurt and cheese are made from. It's best to eat dairy products by themselves or with grains(cereal, bread, crackers, etc). Calcium has a negative effect on some medications(antibiotics) and supplements(iron).
Jeff Lebowski The proteins in dairy products are very difficult for your body to digest forcing your organs to pull or 'strip' calcium from your bones. The calcium in milk is just about the only plus, but when weighed next to the negatives is severely tipped in the negative direction. Casein also has many terrible neurological effents on your brain, similar to cocaine.
+Joel Wyman Jr isnt the calcium from bones stripped to pull the calcium from milk? Or am i wrong (again)
+Ubaid Shah The calcium in milk is free flowing and digests as any other calcium would, but the rest of the factors milk brings is never worth it obviously.
This is interesting, I only drink herbal and fruit tea so I never need milk. I sometimes add sugar though.
+Xycopixie
I like to add vodka.
No milk or sugar in my tea. I drink and enjoy both black and green every single day.
n=17. Can we really make inferences for billions of people based on the results of only 17 people studied in short term and under artificial conditions?
Furthermore, Netherlands has a high proportion of milk drinkers. Therefore, milk may blunt the beneficial effects of tea but the long term cardiovascular effects have not been demonstrated by this study.
I drink my tea w/ maple syrup
I didn't get the bit about soy protein.
Soy has been found to bind nutrients, so your body doesn't absorb them. I think it is only unfermented soy that has that issue. Reports have only been coming out recently.
+Niall O'Toole +Polymnie Thanks for the explanation! :)
+Niall O'Toole Yes, that correct. Only eat fermented soy, due to the anti-nutrients that unfermented soy has. This info been out for a long time.
I'm Dutch and lots of people here actually have milk in their tea. I like black or green tea with sugar so I guess I'll be fine :-)
neat video! :)
Thanks for the info.....I DON'T DRINK TEA ANYWAY.....I SNORT IT!
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His large brain sometimes goes over my little head. Did he say soya milk equally inhibits the absorption of the goodies? Cheers anyone.
I understood that both the milk and soy proteins took away any good effects the black tea could give.
It's typically "drank" straight? 🙄
As a Brit; ar5e!!!! soya milk ruins the effects of tea, arhhhhhhh nooooooo it took 5years to get used to soya milk! i have to drink tea black, bugger...might have to put a trigger warning on this for Brits and the Irish... really my question is is there anything you can put in that does not effect the tea?? black tea smell makes me queasy, green tea fine, even put soya milk in that, and other herbal teas, it's a habit, oh and some made for me in pokhara nepal, when my supply of soya milk powder ran out, very eathy holemealy, very strong! well ive been vegan 25years im allowed my eccentricities.
I've never added milk or sugar to tea. I'm boring and like it plain.
Black tea*
A W E S O M E!
Doesn't tea have the highest fluoride content?
YES THAT'S WHY YOU DON'T GET CAVITIES.
홍차 마실 때 우유 넣지 말고 드세요. 그럼, 녹차가 심장병을 예방하는 것과 똑같은 효과를 볼 수 있답니다.
In Czechia we also drink tea mostly without adding cow milk and/or plant milks. And anyway, we should call the cow milk in its fulness, not only "milk". That would imply human milk 😀
But well, the video is 6 years old, luckily the vegans are pushing the moral boundaries further and the terminology with it. And the ra*ists are fighting back :(
Side note: If you're Vegan and drinking tea\coffee look into your diet because chances are you are not eating enough or getting enough sugar and to compensate you want caffeine.
+Saber V eh.. you might want to edit your post and replace "drinking" with "craving". I drink tea because I know it benefits my health. I don't feel the need to do it to have energy because of some nutritional deficiency.
Emil Sinclair I thought the same, try sugar water.
+Saber V I eat high carb and still like tea; decaf as well as plain-- doesn't make a difference.
It is all well and good that orientals eating healthy ALL their lives retain good endothelial function into old age. But what about oldster USians who have been damaging their guts with decades of SAD. Do THEIR replacement endothelial cells reacquire youthful function? The video...doesn't say.
Gregor is killin' it. Milk is disgusting
So don't add soy milk to tea????
+Jay Webb madman
+Jay Webb b4 i was vegan i thought that was a healthy meal, scarmbled eggs and a glass of milk lol
Now its tofu salalds, green smoothies, pasta+kale salad
The British also add sugar to their tea
Drink to your black tea black, roger that✔
Im guessing adding organic Oat drink to black tea is fine. Cows Milk is bloody disgusting.
LOCK HIM UP !!! dTrump
Tea at Starbucks? Shirley you jest.
Persians drink black tea without milk
White tea is better than green.
haha thats so British :D
I never liked milk in tea anyways. The worst drink ever London Fog.
Why is your voice sounds as big farts at black lonely nights
What about almond milk?