It turns out that your favorite drink can bring not only benefits, but also obvious harm. Let’s figure out what negative consequences frequent tea consumption can cause.
Reduces the quality of tooth enamel
Yes, regular tea drinking can gradually destroy your enamel. The fact is that frequent consumption of hot drinks is bad for your teeth. Tea also contains caffeine, which settles on the enamel and leads to the formation of dark plaque, which provokes the development of caries.
Affects stomach acidity
Tea can be dangerous if you have gastritis or the beginning of a peptic ulcer. Especially if you drink it in the morning on an empty stomach. When drinking tea, the acidity of the gastric juice changes, and the walls of the stomach begin to irritate, which leads to unpleasant consequences such as heartburn or deterioration of the general condition of the intestines.
Causes insomnia
Tea is not coffee, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t contain caffeine. The drink increases the body’s excitability, and you’ll likely feel a surge of energy, even if you were initially counting on a calming effect. And if you drink tea at night, you won’t be able to fall asleep at all.
Washes out folic acid
The problem is especially relevant during pregnancy: folic acid is very important for the proper formation of the fetus. Tea contains a large number of antioxidants, which have a cumulative effect and over time begin to wash out folic acid.
Affects pressure
Excessive consumption of green tea can have a negative effect on the heart, namely, affect your blood pressure. The drink acts depending on what indicator is normal for you: low blood pressure will become high, high –– low.
You can choke on tea
This may sound ridiculous, but this problem exists for children. Due to their mobility, they can quickly consume tea and choke. In general, it is better not to give tea to children: they can develop hyperactivity.
Deactivates antipyretic drugs
If you have a fever and a sore throat, drinking hot tea is a bad idea. Firstly, it irritates the walls of the throat, and secondly, interacting with the medicine, it can additionally “pump up” your temperature.