Tea leaves have become an indispensable beverage in people's lives. Tea is not only beneficial for cardiovascular health but also helps prevent cancer and delay aging.

The 6 major benefits of drinking tea:

The tea polyphenols, caffeine, lipopolysaccharides, and various vitamins contained in tea leaves can provide health and pharmacological effects.

1. Improves muscle endurance.

Tea contains an antioxidant called "catechin," which can increase the body's ability to burn fat, improve muscle endurance, help combat fatigue, and extend exercise time. Regularly drinking green tea yields the most noticeable effects.

2. Resists ultraviolet rays.

Tea polyphenols are water-soluble substances. Washing the face with tea water can remove facial oiliness, tighten pores, and has disinfecting, sterilizing, and anti-aging effects on the skin. It also helps reduce skin damage from ultraviolet rays in sunlight, acting as a natural "sunscreen."

3. Maintains body shape.

The caffeine in tea can promote gastric juice secretion, aid digestion, and enhance the body's ability to break down fat. Regular tea consumption can reduce waist circumference and lower body mass index (BMI), thereby helping prevent diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.

4. Defends against radiation.

Tea polyphenols and their oxides can absorb some radioactive substances, protect cells from radiation damage, and help repair damaged cells. Tea extract can treat mild radiation sickness in cancer patients during radiotherapy and is effective in treating decreased blood cells and leukocytes caused by radiation.

5. Improves memory.

Tea polyphenols help with local regulation in the brain, improving memory and learning efficiency. Drinking tea can prevent and treat neurological diseases, especially age-related cognitive disorders. Additionally, caffeine stimulates the central nervous system, providing refreshing, mind-clearing, and thought-enhancing effects.

6. Increases bone density.

Although tea contains caffeine, which can promote calcium loss through urination, the content is extremely low. Even in black tea, which has relatively high caffeine content, each cup contains only 30–45 mg.

In fact, tea contains more substances that help reduce calcium loss, including fluorine, phytoestrogens, and potassium. Regular tea drinkers have higher bone density and a lower risk of hip fractures.