1. 160 countries and regions, 3 billion people, nearly 7 pounds, China 19

Currently, over 160 countries and regions with nearly 3 billion people enjoy drinking tea; China is the largest tea-producing country, but the ranking of tea-drinking countries is actually different: According to Quartz website statistics, the country with the largest per capita tea consumption in the world is actually Turkey.

The Turkish people not only love drinking tea but also greatly admire tea culture. Their annual per capita tea consumption reaches nearly 7 pounds (about 3.2 kg), followed by Ireland, the United Kingdom, Russia, Morocco, New Zealand, Egypt, Poland, Japan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, the Netherlands, Australia, Chile, the United Arab Emirates, Germany, Hong Kong China, Ukraine, and China (19)...

2. After the Hiroshima atomic bombing, cancer incidence rates were low

In the decades after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, in August 1945, relevant Japanese statistical departments found that among populations with low cancer incidence rates, tea farmers and habitual tea drinkers accounted for the majority.

3. Centenarians, addicted to tea

In surveys on longevity among centenarians, it was found that 40% of centenarians attribute their longevity to a lifelong addiction to tea, and 80% of centenarians have a habit of drinking tea.

4. One cup of tea, antioxidant, equal to 12 bottles of white wine

Antioxidant tests confirm that one cup of tea, 300 ml, has an antioxidant function equivalent to one and a half bottles of red wine, 12 bottles of white wine, 12 glasses of beer, 4 apples, 5 onions, or 7 glasses of fresh orange juice.

5. Tea polyphenols, 18 times stronger than Vitamin E

According to test results from Japanese researchers, the anti-aging effect of tea polyphenols is 18 times stronger than that of Vitamin E.

6. EGCG, effectively stops HIV

Scientists from the UK and the US reported in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology that the polyphenolic compound EGCG in tea can effectively block the spread of HIV in the human body. Once immune, HIV will have no chance to approach.

7. Over 4,000 authoritative papers, EGCG, nemesis of almost all cancers

Over 4,000 authoritative papers on "tea anti-cancer" demonstrate that the main component of tea polyphenols, EGCG, is the nemesis of almost all cancers, especially showing unique efficacy against uterine cancer, skin cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer, liver cancer, kidney cancer, and breast cancer. Research also found that taking tea with anticancer drugs enhances drug efficacy.

8. 8,522 people, 419 cancer patients, tea drinking habits, delay of about 7 years

In 1999, the Japanese government launched a two-stage plan for "Tea Drinking to Prevent Cancer in the General Population," surveying 8,522 people over 10 years, including 419 cancer patients. Women with tea drinking habits developed cancer about 7 years later than non-tea drinkers, and men had a delay of 3.2 years.

9. Regular green tea consumption reduces incidence by over 60%

Data from studies on "green tea and prostate cancer" published by Japan's National Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University in the US, and Curtin University of Technology in Australia indicate that men who regularly drink green tea have a disease incidence rate over 60% lower than those who do not.

10. 61,057 women, drinking 2 cups of tea daily, reduces ovarian cancer risk by about 46%

Researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden analyzed data from 61,057 women aged 40 to 76 (including 301 diagnosed with ovarian cancer). Compared to women who rarely or never drink tea, those drinking less than 1 cup daily had an 18% lower risk, those drinking 1 to 2 cups daily had a 24% lower risk, and those drinking more than 2 cups daily had about a 46% lower risk of ovarian cancer; the more tea consumed, the lower the risk.

11. 63,257 people, regular black tea drinkers, 71% lower risk of Parkinson's disease

Researchers at the National University of Singapore tracked 63,257 Chinese Singaporeans aged 45 to 75 over 12 years. They found that compared to those without tea-drinking habits, middle-aged and elderly people who regularly drink black tea had a 71% lower risk of developing Parkinson's disease.

12. Drinking 10 small cups of tea daily reduces cardiovascular disease risk index by 42%

Epidemiological studies in Japan show that men who drink 10 small cups of tea daily have a 42% lower risk index for cardiovascular disease compared to those drinking fewer than 3 cups daily, while women have an 18% reduction.

13. Among cataract patients, 71.4% have no tea-drinking habit

Among cataract patients, those with tea-drinking habits account for 28.6%; those without account for 71.4%.

14. 1,300 diabetes patients, 82% experienced significant symptom relief

Researchers at Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University in Japan found that among 1,300 diabetes patients who drank cold-brewed tea for six months, 82% experienced significant symptom relief, and about 9% had completely normal blood sugar levels.

15. Drinking 8-10 grams of tea daily reduces fat by about 3 jin (1.5 kg)

Without any dieting or exercise, drinking 8-10 grams of tea daily for 12 weeks results in fat loss of about 3 jin (1.5 kg) solely due to the tea itself. Among all weight-loss products in Japan, Europe, and America, tea products rank first.

16. Tea polyphenols, 10,000 deadly E. coli, all dead

In a study by the medical research team at Showa University in Japan, 10,000 deadly E. coli O157 bacteria were placed in 1 ml of tea polyphenol solution diluted to one-twentieth the concentration of regular tea. After five hours, all bacteria were dead, not a single one left.

17. Disease, acidic constitution, strongly alkaline food: tea

Almost all human diseases occur in individuals with an acidic constitution, and almost all viruses cannot survive in a weakly alkaline constitution. Experts say only by changing one's own constitution can diseases be prevented. Common strongly alkaline foods include tea, grapes, and seaweed.

18. Drinking tea makes you happy

Drinking tea can make you inexplicably happy. The amino acids in tea promote the secretion of dopamine, which is the substance that governs human emotions, pleasure, libido, and addiction. The pleasure from drinking tea is involuntary and not controlled by intention.

19. Tea infusion, immunity

Thousands of experiments conducted by the Tea Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences on mice—covering immunity, cancer, alcohol poisoning, weight loss, blood lipids, and mating—proved that groups fed tea infusion or injected with tea extracts showed significantly more robust vital signs compared to ordinary-fed mice.

20. Drinking tea, longevity

Drinking tea for one minute can quench thirst, drinking tea for an hour can bring leisure, drinking tea for a month can promote health, and drinking tea for a lifetime can lead to longevity. Based on research data from long-lived populations, a person with a lifelong habit of drinking tea tends to live longer, and the longevity age of 108 is called "tea longevity" by longevity research institutions.

21. One jin of premium bud tea, 60,000-80,000 buds

One jin (0.5 kg) of premium bud tea contains 60,000 to 80,000 buds, all hand-picked one by one by tea-picking girls. This is one reason for the price differences in tea.

22. 3,000 years ago, 23 billion USD, 70% of the tea industry's annual output value

China is the homeland of tea, with tea drinking recorded as early as the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties 3,000 years ago. However, today the world's largest tea brand is in the UK, a country that produces no tea at all, with annual tea sales of 23 billion USD, almost equivalent to 70% of the entire annual output value of China's tea industry.

23. India ranks first in tea production

China is the birthplace of tea, but it is not our monopoly. Currently, over 50 countries and regions grow and produce tea. Moreover, in terms of production volume, India ranks first, not China.