HealthBenefitsofCoffeeandTea茶和咖啡的好处 Common Ground Aside from plain water, coffee and tea are the most enjoyed beverages around the world. Both have things in them that may help your health, and they’re an excuse to get together with a friend -- that can be good for you, too. 第1页/共19页 Coffee Basics The beans grow on flowering trees found in more than 50 countries around the world, including the . (Hawaii). They’re roasted and ground, then boiled, dripped, steamed, or soaked to make coffee, depending on where you live and how you like it. 第2页/共19页 Tea Basics More than two-thirds of the world’s people drink this beverage, which is made from the leaf of a bush calledCamellia sinensis. You typically steep the leaves in steaming hot water for a few minutes then serve the tea hot or over ice. 第3页/共19页 Green, Oolong, Black: What’s the Difference? Tea makers dry and crush the leaves to bring out their oils, then they might expose them to air for a while, depending on the kind of tea they want to make. This is called “fermentation” -- it’s a chemical reaction that affects the flavor of the leaves and turns them brown. 第4页/共19页 Green, Oolong, Black: What’s the Difference? category exposed time caffeine Green never almost no Oolong for a time middle Black the longest highest 第5页/共19页 Health Benefits antioxidation lower blood sugar against Parkinson’s disease reduce heart disease help your liver less likely to have a stroke prevent cancers protect brain cells prevent gallstones lose weight 第6页/共19页 antioxidation Free Radicals can damage your cells and lead to disease and illness. Your body makes them when it turns certain foods into energy and when sunlight hits your skin. You also can get them from things you eat and drink. Tea and coffee help your body fight free radicals with chemicals of their own called antioxidants. 第7页/共19页 lower blood sugar Type 2 Diabetes Both tea and coffee are linked to a lower chance of getting