大腦機能

　　Black tea can help you concentrate. A study at the University of Northumbria found that caffeine and L-theanine in black tea leaves improves cognitive skills. In a test, those who drank two cups performed better than those who drank placebo tea.

　　飲用紅茶可以幫助您的注意力得到集中，因為紅茶里面的咖啡因以及茶氨酸可以改善大腦的認知功能。來自諾森比亞大學的專家進行的實驗證實，那些每日飲用2杯紅茶的民眾比“安慰劑茶”的民眾腸道系統運行更健康。

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　　抗癌效果

　　Tea contains polyphenols, antioxidants that can stop cancer cells growing. Tea has about eight to ten times the polyphenols found in fruits and vegetables. Green tea is especially high in polyphenols.A recent study in Taiwan found that drinking one cup of green tea a day can reduce the risk of lung cancer, particularly for those carrying a certain gene. It is also thought to slow the progress of prostate cancer and to reduce the risk of stomach cancer.

　　茶葉中富含多酚、以及抗氧化劑等元素，這些成分都能抑制癌細胞的增長。此外，相對普通的蔬菜和水果，茶葉具有的“多酚”含量比較多，是普通蔬果的8到10倍，而“綠茶”是茶葉中多酚含量最高的。一項來自臺灣的研究表明，每日飲用一杯綠茶可以減少患肺癌的風險，特別是對于身體中有癌細胞的人抑制效果更為顯著。此外，飲用綠茶可以降低前列腺癌的的進展，減少患胃癌的風險。