Tea Or Coffee?
Tea or Coffee?
I drink both coffee and tea but in many occasions I drink coffee. I usually drink it with milk. I know coffee and tea have health benefits, both of which are rich in antioxidant. Which has more antioxidant and gives more health benefits?
When you have to choose which to drink, the choice of course depends on your taste. You know both are beneficial for your health. On certain occasions both coffee and tea outperform with each other.
Although both coffee and tea are good for health, the content of coffee and tea is not exactly the same so when choosing which to drink, you have to relate it to the purpose of drinking it.
The excellence of tea and coffee that you want to get on certain occasions are as follows as quoted from Menshealth.com (April 8th, 2012)
· When your body needs stamina
Both coffee and tea can boost stamina by increasing your heart rate. The difference lies in the amount of caffeine in each. In every 200 ml of tea, there is 14 – 16 mg caffeine, while in coffee there is 95 mg caffeine. So your choice should be coffee since it has stronger effect and can react to your need quickly.
· When coffee and tea are needed to prevent possible diseases
A research in 2009 showed that drinking 4 cups of coffee everyday could reduce the risk of diabetes type 2 by 30%. Another research showed that drinking 3 cups of coffee could reduce the risk of cancer by 9%. Nevertheless, drinking tea especially green tea every day has also been proved to be able to strengthen immunity and effectively prevent prostate cancer. So, your choice should be either one.
· When you want to lose weight
Generally, caffeine can reduce your weight. However, based on a research green tea can reduce your waist effectively by around 3.4 cm within 12 weeks. Your choice should fall on green tea as it burns fat more quickly and makes your metabolism more efficient.
· When you need more muscle mass
Tea is quicker in burning fat, while coffee is best for shaping your muscle mass due to its higher caffeine that coffee contains. A man, who drinks 2.5 cups of coffee before he works out, is able to run fast a bit farther. Your choice will fall on coffee as it stimulates muscle and supports heavier work. The heavier the work, the better the muscle will develop.
· When in need of good mood
Tea is more suitable for reducing tense nerve. According to European Journal of Applied Physiology, several types of tea like jasmine tea or lavender could lower stress and anxiety just by smelling it. Coffee here is not recommended since its caffeine will make your heart beat faster.
Tea or coffee will now depend on your purpose of drinking it. Happy drinking tea or coffee.
