經常能夠看見許多飲用茶及咖啡對人體有益的相關報導，
但其實關於茶類和咖啡對人體的功效時常被飲料業者過度放大使用！
它們絕非萬靈丹，過度飲用還可能造成反效果...
我們應該要喝得謹慎，今天就跟著小編來了解它們的利與弊吧 
TEA 茶
Pros：
1. Drinking three to four cups of tea a day can cut the chance of a heart attack.
每天喝3~4杯茶能夠有效降低罹患心臟病的機會。
2. Helps prevent type 1 diabetes and slow its progression once it has developed.
喝茶幫助遠離第一型糖尿病，及減緩糖尿病的發展形成。
3. People who drink black tea four times a day for six weeks were found to have lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol.
研究顯示，連續六週每日飲用4杯紅茶，能夠降低人體皮質醇(壓力荷爾蒙)
4. Contains fluoride which protects teeth.
茶類含有氟化物，有保護牙齒、預防蛀牙的功效。
5. Men who drink more than 10 cups of green tea per day are less likely to develop disorders of the liver.
每日飲用超過10杯綠茶的人，較一般人更加遠離肝臟疾病。
6. Green tea may protect against lung cancer. 綠茶具有抗肺癌功效。
7. Green tea reduces the risk of oesophageal cancer in women by 60 per cent.
綠茶能夠減少60%女性罹患食道癌的機率。
8. Green and white tea contains anti-oxidants which may have anti-ageing potential.
綠茶與白茶含抗氧化劑，具有抗老的潛力。
9. White tea can help prevent obesity.
白茶能有效預防肥胖症。
Cons：
1. Tea may contain pesticides, even if it’s been labelled as organic.
即使標榜為有機茶葉，仍可能含有農藥的危險成分。
2. Tea contains a large amount of tannin. Tanin reduces the absorption of iron in the body which can lead to anaemia.
茶含有大量的丹寧酸，喝過量可能阻礙人體對鐵的吸收，進而造成貧血症。
3. Tea contains caffeine which has been proven to cause anxiety and rises in blood pressure.
茶類含咖啡因，已被證實可能導致焦慮及血壓升高。
4. Adding milk may also stop the benefits tea has against cancer.
加入牛奶一起飲用，有損茶類抗癌的功效。
小編：還是黑咖啡不加奶最健康 
Volcabularies：
Diabetes (n.) 糖尿病
Hormone (n.) 荷爾蒙
Cortisol (n.) 可體松，皮質醇
Fluoride (n.) 氟化物
Obesity (n.) 肥胖
Pesticide (n.) 農藥，殺蟲劑
Anaemia (n.) 貧血
COFFEE 咖啡
Pros：
1. Helps prevent type 2 diabetes.
咖啡能幫助預防第二型糖尿病。
2. Protects against the liver, especially cirrhosis (liver damage) and liver cancer.
喝咖啡對肝臟有益，尤其能夠抗肝硬化及肝癌。
3. Decrease the risk of gout in men over 40.
降低中年男性痛風發作的風險。
4. Reduces risk of Alzheimer's disease.
減少罹患阿茲海默症(老年痴呆)的機率。
5. Reduces the risk of dying of heart disease.
降低心臟病發作致死的機率。
6. Improves short term memory and reaction times.
有助於提升短期記憶和改善反應時間。
7. Chemicals found in coffee could be used to make new drugs to treat heart disease and insomnia.
咖啡中的化學物質可用於研發治療心臟病及失眠症的藥品。
8. Caffeine in coffee increases the effectiveness of painkillers.
咖啡因能夠增加服用止痛藥的止痛效果。
Cons：
1. Causes tooth discolouration. 導致牙齒變色泛黃。
2. Drinking eight or more cups a day significantly increased the risk of stillbirths.
每天飲用超過8杯咖啡將大大提升死胎的風險。
小編：孕婦們一定要注意啊 
3. Over 1000 chemicals have been found in roasted coffee with 19 being known carcinogens.
烘焙咖啡中含有超過1000種化學物質，其中19種屬於致癌物。
Volcabularies：
Gout (n.) 痛風
Alzheimer (n.) 阿茲海默症
Insomnia (n.) 失眠症
Painkiller (n.) 止痛藥
Carcinogen (n.) 致癌物質
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