If there's one thing Brits are unwilling to compromise on, it's a cup of tea. So it's endlessly frustrating that a cuppa ...

Research indicates that morning caffeine intake, from coffee or tea, can significantly boost positive emotions like alertness ...

Drinking three cups of tea a day could extend your life, according to a study from Sichuan University in Chengdu, China published in The Lancet Regional Health — Western Pacific. Researchers ...

Tea also contains tannins, a compound that binds to iron and affects your body’s ability to absorb it. One study found that drinking a cup of tea after a meal reduced the absorption of non-heme ...

A cup of tea on the other hand typically will not help you meet your daily fiber requirements — unless of course you decide to munch on the tea leaves. Score one for coffee. Let’s go!

Modern tea culture boils down to one specific plant dubbed C. sinensis. It’s not quite clear how the tea plant — or the practice of tea-making itself — came to be, Francl says.