Not just milk: the secret of strong bones lies in drinking tea

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Not just milk: drinking tea regularly also helps you have strong bones!

This emerged from scientific research carried out in Australia by Flinders University and published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Regular tea drinking, thanks to the presence of flavonoids reduces the risk of fractures and strengthens bones, speeding up the formation of new bone cells and slowing down the erosion of existing ones.

The study was carried out on 1,200 women, the group most at risk of osteoporosis, that is, a weakening of the bones. The sample consisted of women aged around 80 who were given periodic questionnaires on their eating habits and tea consumption over a period of 10 years.

It was found that those who drank at least 3 cups of tea a day, especially green or black tea, were less likely to break a bone, by around a third compared with those who drank it occasionally or never.

Coffee also contains flavonoids, but the study found that tea was by far the main source for the women studied.