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Black tea

94% of all tea that is consumed, is black. While there are a few downsides, black tea is generally regarded as healthy.

Downsides?

Tea has half the amount of caffeine than coffee and far less than coke, nevertheless, too much of a good thing CAN cause insomnia and nervousness.

Key health benefits

Black tea lowers the risk of cancer due to high levels of antioxidants that prevent the oxidation that damages DNA and turns normal cells cancerous.

Interesting facts

Most of the tea on our shelves today is black tea, in fact 94% of all tea that is consumed is black.

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