Does anyone really enjoy tea?

[Recon by Fire]

what can i say? real men drink tea.


/my green tea will eat your face.

Sorry, you guys lose me at the green tea stage.....

[Dharma punk]

Dragonball tea is awesome. It's a mild green tea that is hand-rolled into little balls(hence the name). It's a great tea for the end of the day to just sit and enjoy. I have to go to the asian market to get it where I live.

[topazpaintball]

Being a highschooler, I still live with my first-gen Asian-American parents. My dad drinks imported red and black tea by the gallon, and brews with leaves. Its so fricken expensive, but it tastes really nice. Tea > coffee, at least in our house.

[maxama10]

nice dude, where does he get it?

[topazpaintball]

We pick it up from Toronto Chinatown every few months, otherwise we have friends in Taiwan or China send some over. Toronto has a very large chinatown (I think its like 20% Asian population?)

[maxama10]

hmmm, pretty interesting

[topazpaintball]

I drink plain 'ol lipton with honey when I'm too lazy to brew the leaves though. Best part about asian tea is that you don't have to add anything to it.

[DWill]

Thataboy, it's better for you than coffee. A nice hot mug of tea will start your day right! You get the caffeine buzz too!

That is not true at all. The only real proven negitive affect of drinking a lot of coffee is reduced amounts of calcium in your bones. Coffee also has an antioxidant, which Americans seem avoid getting from other less appealing foods.

[billybob_81067]

That is not true at all. The only real proven negitive affect of drinking a lot of coffee is reduced amounts of calcium in your bones. Coffee also has an antioxidant, which Americans seem avoid getting from other less appealing foods.

What are the proven negative effects of drinking a lot of tea?

[DWill]

What are the proven negative effects of drinking a lot of tea?

None that I know of, except for pregnant women drinking green tea which may cause spina bifida or other birth defects in babies. Also I don't believe regular tea has any antioxidants, although green tea and black tea do, but not at the levels that coffee has them.

[maxama10]

well I think tea is a diaretic (sp?) so it makes you have to 'go' alot.... not sure though

[Dharma punk]

If anything, it's the caffiene in the tea that causes it to be a diuretic, just like coffee. Not really a negative side effect. It just means you get a bit more excercise hitting the head.

[topazpaintball]

If anything, it's the caffiene in the tea that causes it to be a diuretic, just like coffee. Not really a negative side effect. It just means you get a bit more excercise hitting the head.

Still have to take in more fluid though.

[SlartyBartFast]

Still have to take in more fluid though.

Yes and No. Caffiene is indeed a diuretic (so is alcohol). However tea, coffee, and most other caffinated (and alcoholic) drinks contain far more water in them than the caffeine (or alcohol) will cause you to expel.
So, to get the same effect as drinking water you DO need to take in more. However, the water requirements for the average person are HIGHLY over stated and most people get more than enough liquid through their food intake.
That is unless you're exercising heavily. But in that case, the misconception or over stated factoid is the requirement for electrolytes (or the requirement for over priced "sports" drinks).
Another interesting fact: you can become seriously ill by drinking too much water..

[Lohman446]

Recall though that carbonated water is a hypertonic? liquid and will cause severe amounts of dehydration over time.