Really?: Adding Milk to Tea Destroys its Antioxidants (Well)

Yet another good reason to cut back on dairy.

Really?: Adding Milk to Tea Destroys its Antioxidants

Compared with water, black tea “significantly improved” arterial function, the researchers found, “whereas addition of milk completely blunted the effects of tea.”

The scientists repeated similar tests in mice and found the same results, which they speculated may be a result of proteins in milk binding to and neutralizing antioxidants.

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