荷兰的一项研究表明，在对4万名每天都喝几杯茶或咖啡的人群进行了13年的跟踪后，专家们发现这一人群患心脏疾病的可能性较小。

The study in the journal of the American HeartAssociationcould makepleasantreading for those who like a regular cup of tea.

It found that those who drank more than six cups of tea a day were a third less likely to develop heart problems than those who drank none.

Coffee drinkers alsofared well, but onlyup to a point.

Those whoconsumedbetween two and four cups a day had a twenty percent lower risk of heart disease than those who drank little.

But theprotectiveeffects stopped with very heavy consumption.

The Dutch do not add milk to their tea asliberallyas the British, and thejury's still outas to whether milk reduces the effectiveness of flavonoids, which are thought to be the key ingredient.

The British HeartFoundationwelcomed the study, but warned that drinking all your tea whileslouchedon the couch was unlikely to offer many health benefits.

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