By Niveditha Kalyanaraman
September 6th, 2023
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Tea is a popular beverage all over India. With years of history and evolution, this desi favourite has also got its share of myths wound around it. Here are 5 tea myths that aren't real!
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We know in the tea vs coffee debate, this is one point all tea lovers pledge with. But it's so NOT true! Both tea and coffee contain caffeine and different bodies metabolize caffeine in different ways. Both of them have equal health benefits while 3+ cups of both per day is harmful.
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This one might be a heartbreak to those tea collectors but the more light and air hits your tea, the faster it will stale out. It loses its flavor and sometimes, gets moldy.
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The caffeine in tea can act for some as an appetite suppressant and has been shown to slightly elevate the metabolism, but neither of these can actually make you lose weight. So no, tea doesn't increase your chances of that ideal summer body.
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The name gives away the "no caffeine" vibe but sneaky few of those herbal teas that do have caffeine, however, have a LOT of it.
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Bagged tea might lose flavor after the first brew, so re-steeping seems totally pointless. But loose leaf tea, or even higher quality bagged teas hold up to several infusions before it gives up on you.
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