By Shreya Goswami
While the world gushes on about the benefits of drinking green tea and flower teas, don’t miss out on all the goodness plain old black tea has to offer. Here are some of those benefits you should know about.
Black tea is packed with plenty of antioxidants like catechins, theaflavins and thearubigins.
Packed with flavonoids, black tea improves heart health and lowers the risk of heart attacks.
Consuming black tea may help reduce low-density lipoproteins, also known as bad cholesterol.
Drinking black tea boosts the growth of healthy gut bacteria, which improves digestive and intestinal health.
Studies show that drinking black tea can lower blood pressure and prevent hypertension.
Black tea can regulate insulin levels and help control blood sugar in those with diabetes.
Black tea contains caffeine and an amino acid called L-theanine, which can help improve attention.