Drink tea to lower your iron

For its wealth of antioxidants and the relatively moderate level of caffeine, tea is a healthier drink. But tea is to drink, told the body to block the absorption of food iron, which can be linked to a lack.

Studies have shown that this is something to play with the idea. Relations referred tannins in tea can be considered as chelating agent, binding to minerals and inhibit the body's ability to absorb. Although a person may, iron, studies havealso found it unlikely that many effects.

In one study, scientists studying the impact of man, eat a typical lunch - a hamburger, beans and potatoes - and then measuring the levels of iron, after the meal has been in contact with different beverages. If the subjects ate the meal with tea, there was a reduction of 62 per cent of iron absorption. Drinking coffee has led to a reduction of 35%. Orange juice increases iron absorption by 85%.

But it was an expression. Coffee and tea, not the level of non-heme ferrous, nature in cereals and vegetables. Heme-iron in meat, fish and poultry, was intact.

Given that most Americans in general, more iron from the food as needed, a cup or two hours daily of coffee or tea does not mean that small amounts of iron.