In this episode, we look at two studies around tea and its impacts on health; one through the lens of gut microbiota and the other through a population-based study of over 100,000 Chinese adults and the impacts of tea on incidence of atherosclerotic heart disease and all-cause mortality.  How are these two studies, which vary greatly, connected and how can we look at them in the larger context of tea research, public health, and tradition?

All studies mentioned in this episode are available in-full, here. The two primary studies discussed are:

Wang, X., Liu, F., Li, J., Yang, X.,  Chen, J., Cao, J., ... & Zhao, L. (2020). Tea consumption and the  risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality:  The China-PAR project. European journal of preventive cardiology, 2047487319894685. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2047487319894685

Zhu, J., Cai, R., Tan, Y., Wu, X.,  Wen, Q., Liu, Z., ... & Yang, H. (2020). Preventive consumption of  green tea modifies the gut microbiota and provides persistent protection  from high-fat diet-induced obesity. Journal of Functional Foods, 64, 103621. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464619305456

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