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Best for improving bone strength? Tea

Thanks to caffeines slight blocking effect on calcium absorption, coffee is often mistakenly pilloried as contributing to weakened bone density. (In fact, any such effects of caffeine on calcium absorption is so small, it is fully offset by the tiniest splash of milk.)

Conversely, studies have long linked black tea with improved bone strength but, says MacLennan, the benefits of green tea may be even greater.

He cites research from Texas, published in 2013 in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition: It found that the epigallocatechin (EGCG) compound, which is abundant in green tea, can decrease the numbers of osteoclasts in the body these are the cells that break down bone and increase the numbers and activity of osteoblasts, the cells that build bone. Green tea may also be helpful if you need to speed up the healing process of a broken bone.

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Tea vs coffee - which cuppa should you be drinking? - Telegraph.co.uk

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