Tea and Coffee: How Beneficial or Harmful They Are

The widely consumed beverages in the world are coffee and tea. People mostly start and end their day with a sip of tea or coffee. While both of caffeinated beverages have benefits to our physical and mental health, they might also have differences. Here we are going to compare which is better for you -coffee or tea. 

Coffee, tea, soft drinks, etc. are the popular caffeine beverages and these soothing drinks enhance our central nervous system, reduce the risk of certain chronic diseases and improve athletic performance, mood, and mental alertness. 

Best Source of Antioxidants 

It is proven that coffee and tea can cure different kinds of cancer, such as breast, colon, and bladder cancers, because it is loaded with antioxidants.

The presence of antioxidants protects our body from any damage, which in turn help to resist the development of other diseases.  

Reduce Risk of Heart Disease  

Drinking black tea a minimum of 4 cups per day improve your health and reduce the chances of stroke by 21 per cent compared with non-drinkers. Women drinking 5 cups or more of coffee in a day, lower the risk of stroke by 23 per cent rather than non-drinkers. 

Boost Your Energy 

While you are exhausted, caffeine can escalate you to pursue the pending tasks. Coffee surges alertness by increasing dopamine levels and blocking adenosine.

Adenosine is a chemical that promotes sleep and thereby quaffing a coffee will help you to remove the tiredness from body for boosting your energy quickly. 

Tea, on the other hand stimulates brain and research says that tea made from the camellia sinensis plant is rich in L-theanine, a beneficial antioxidants that helps to reduce anxiety and enhance relaxation. Most often tea can help you to give a soothing feel than coffee. 

Help lose weight                                                        

Both coffee and black tea works for weight loss and secure you from chronic diseases which is caused by various metabolic processes. Moreover, caffeine helps you to increase your resting metabolic rate and help to burn more calories.