Researchers are reporting new evidence that drinking tea is good for the heart. In the study, the researchers evaluated more than 6,000 participants from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA), which is sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). They found that adults who drank at least one cup of tea per day had a slower progression of coronary artery calcium (a marker for subclinical heart disease) and a 29 percent lower risk of cardiovascular events, including heart attack and stroke, compared to adults who did not drink tea. The study, funded by NHLBI, was published in The American Journal of Medicine.
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