Tea 'risk for rheumatoid arthritis'

Baack · Jun 18, 2010

A US study on more than 76,000 women found consuming tea raised the risk, while drinking coffee had no impact.
Tea-lovers who enjoyed more than four cups a day had the highest risk - being 78% more likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis than those who drank none.
But drinking any amount of tea increased the chance by 40%, compared with people who never drank tea.
The findings were presented at the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism in Rome.
Professor Christopher Collins, from Georgetown University Medical Centre in the US, said he was surprised by the differences between coffee and tea.
He said: "We set out to determine whether tea or coffee consumption, or the method of preparation of the drinks was associated with an increased risk of (rheumatoid arthritis).
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http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20100617/thl-tea-risk-for-rheumatoid-arthritis-d831572.html

CondoCruiser · Jun 18, 2010

Wow! I have arthritis kicking in and I'm a heavy coffee and tea drinker.

Now I know why!

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