IusedtogotoStarbucks(星巴克)fortheircoffee,butthat'schangedsinceIdiscoveredtheircomforting,tastyteas,whicharebetterthancoffeeanytime.Teaiscoolevenwhenit'shot.Peopledrinkmoreteathananyotherdrinkintheworld,exceptforwater.
Whetherit'sservedhotorcold,naturalandflavoredteasaredrinksthathavebeenconsumed(消费)forcenturies.Everywhereyoulook,you'llfindvariouskindsofteas―inrestaurants,grocerystores,televisionadvertisements,andgiftshops.Whyisthereallthisexcitementabouttea?What'sitsattraction?Well,therearemanypossibilitiesforwhymoreandmorepeoplearedrinkingtea.Onepossibilityisthatpeoplearecomingtonoticethebenefitsofdrinkingtea,particularlygreentea.Studiesshowthatdrinkingfourcupsofgreenteaadaycanreducetheriskofdevelopingvarioustypesofcancer,aswellasheartdisease.Thekeytotea'seffectsofcureseemstolieinchemicalsfoundinteawhichpreventaprocessthatleadstothegrowthofcancers.Greenteamayalsopreventskincancer.Ithasalsobeenlinkedwithhelpingthebodytoriditselfofharmfulmaterials,andgreenteaisthoughttopossiblyprotectagainstcoldsandParkinson's(帕金森)disease.
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