There is a new report which says that tea is healthier than water. The report is published in the Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

The report says that drinking three or more cups of tea is as good as drinking plenty of water. It may even have extra benefits according to researchers.

Dr Carrie Ruxton and nutritionists at Kings College in London have looked at research into the health effects of tea.

She and her colleagues have looked at published studies about the health effects of tea consumption.

Some researchers say that drinking three to four cups of tea a day can cut the chances of having a heart attack.

Researchers claim that it may have other benefits. Some studies have claimed that tea consumption protects against cancer as well as heart disease, although the effect on preventing cancers was less clear cut and more studies need to be done before there can be conclusive evidence.

The Tea Council provided money for this research, but the researchers stressed that the work was independent.

Some research suggest that tea can impair the body's ability to absorb iron from food which means that people at risk of anaemia should avoid drinking tea around mealtimes. It is a very popular drink! And people around the world are very serious about tea. We asked some British people 'How do you like your tea'? Some people make tea in a teapot, while others prefer to make tea in a cup or a mug with a tea bag.

Some people are very fussy about their tea. Should you put the milk in first or should you put the tea in and then add the milk! Some people like to have traditional English tea with a splash of milk.

What about you? How do you like your tea? Write and tell us in English.

ماذا عنكم؟ كيف تحب شرب الشاي وهل هناك عادات وطقوس خاصة متبعة في مدينتك ؟ أخبرونا عنها بالإنجليزية

benefits
منافع - فوائد

healthier
صحيا أكثر - أكثر فائدة لصحة الجسم

published
نُشر

Journal of Clinical Nutrition
منشورة - المجلة أو دورية الصحة الغذائية

plenty of
وفرة من - كمية وافرة من

researchers
الباحثين

nutritionists
أخصائي التغذية - المتخصصين في دراسة التغذية

research
بحث - دراسة

health
صحة

published studies
أبحاث منشورة

health effects
التأثيرات الصحية

consumption
استهلاك

cancer
مرض السرطان - ورم خبيث يتلف أنسجة الجسم السليمة

heart disease
مرض القلب

cut the chance
يقلل احتمال أو إمكانية أو مخاطر

heart attack
نوبة قلبية

claim
يدعي أو يعتقد

studies
دراسات - بحوث

conclusive evidence
دليل قاطع مستخلص

provided money
وفر ماليا - زود أو جهز وخصص تمويل مالي

independent
مستقل

impair
يُفسد - يُتلف - يُضعف

absorb iron
امتصاص الحديد

anaemia
الأنيميا - فقر الدم

around mealtimes
مابين أو خلال وجبات الطعام

popular drink
مشروب مفضل أو شائع

how would you like your tea?
كيف تفضل شرب أو احتساء الشاي ؟

teapot
ابريق شاي

cup
كوب أو فنجان

mug
كوب مزود بممسك أو يد لتسهيل حمله

tea bag
كيس الشاي الورقي - كيس من ورق رقيق توضع فيه أوراق الشاي لتنقع في الماء لشربه

fussy
شديد العناية بالتفاصيل - صعب الارضاء

traditional English tea
الشاي الإنجليزي التقليدي

a splash of
قطرات أو مقدار أو بعضا من الحليب
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