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Old 25th May 2002, 01:13 AM
Melin Melin is offline
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Ricky... you might be interested in the following tidbit which was published in this week's Time Magazine:

"NO BONES ABOUT IT.. Regular tea drinking may strengthen bones, say researchers in Taiwan. After surveying more than 1,000 men and women 30 and older, scientists found that people who drank an average of nearly two cups of tea- black, green or oolong- daily for 10 years had a 6.2% greater hip-bone density than occasional drinkers. Scientists suspect that fluoride, flavonoids, and phytoestrogens- a few of the 4,000 health-affecting chemical compounds found in tea- may help preserve bone-mineral density."

Wouldn't it be nice to reap such benefits, especially for post-menopausal women.

Melin
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