Tea delivers a multitude of health benefits that range from: being cardio-rotective, a good source of fluid and being friendly to your teeth.

When on a weight loss program eating a balanced diet that contains five portions of fruit and vegetables, plenty of complex carbohydrates and restricted amounts of saturated fat. However, when it comes to what we drink, even health experts can get a little confused. Here are some brief facts to help make it clear that tea can help:

Tea is rapidly becoming the choice of fluid intake today

Tea can even help burn fat and calories. A recent scientific study supports green tea’s ability to burn fat. A study from Obesity Research indicates that people who have been regular tea drinkers for more than 10 years showed lower body fat percentages compared with those who don't drink tea regularly.

Tea without milk has no calories. Using semi-skimmed milk adds around 13 calories per cup, but you also benefit from valuable minerals and calcium

Tea with milk provides 16% of daily calcium requirement in 4 cups

Tea contains some zinc and folic acid

Tea with milk contains Vitamin B6, Riboflavin B2 and Thiamin B1

Tea is a source of the minerals manganese, essential for bone growth and body development, and potassium, vital for maintaining body fluid levels

The average cup of tea contains less than half the level of caffeine than coffee. One cup contains only 50mg per cup

Tea is a natural source of fluoride and delivers 45% of your daily requirement if you drink 3/4 cups per day

Fluoride helps prevent dental decay

Green and black teas are from the same plant, Camelia sinensis, and contain similar amounts of antioxidants and caffeine (see our caffeine section)

Tea has antioxidants. Antioxidants fight your body's free radicals, the chemicals that are now believed to be linked to destroying cell DNA that leads to many types of cancer. Antioxidants help block cancer by preventing damage to cell DNA.

While Green Tea is no substitute for physical fitness, used in conjunction with regular exercise can aid in maintaining a healthy heart.

Studies have shown Green Tea reduces platelet aggregation (blockage), lowers cholesterol, and decreases blood pressure.

Green and white tea may fight colon cancer!

Black tea helps keep plaque from forming on your teeth.

Drinking tea can improve blood flow in your heart's arteries.

Green and black tea may prevent sun-induced skin cancer when taken orally.

Oolong tea helps burn calories! People who drank five cups each day burned about 87 extra calories, both while drinking and throughout the day.

According to a recent study, green tea may help fight skin cancer. Products with green tea could help treat and prevent skin disorders.

British research shows that female tea drinkers have stronger bones than non-tea drinkers.

Tea may protect against cancers including breast, lung, mouth, stomach, esophagus, prostate and pancreatic cancer.

It has been shown to fight cancer after development in lab studies.

Tea lowers your cholesterol.

Tea may reduce your risk of stroke.

It has been shown to sooth arthritis.

It may stave off signs of aging.

Tea adds liquid to your diet.