Increasing evidence hints that the antioxidants in
black tea may reduce atherosclerosis (clogged arteries), especially in women. It may also help lower the risk of heart attack and cardiovascular disease. Regularly drinking
black tea may also lower your risk for these conditions: Diabetes.Some
tea bags that look like mesh are actually made of plastic. When placed into boiling water these
bag won't melt, but they could leak harmful phthalates into your
tea, which are forms of phthalic acids added to plastics to make them flexible and durable. ... A cup of
tea should be as healthy as we all believe it to be.