‘Of all escape mechanisms, death is the most efficient.’ —H. L. Mencken

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The most striking finding of our study is that addition of milk to black tea completely prevents the biological activity of tea in terms of improvement of endothelial function. Our results thus provide a possible explanation for the lack of beneficial effects of tea on the risk of heart disease in the UK, where milk is usually added to tea.

{ European Heart Journal | PDF }

and { Happy people work harder (especially if they get chocolate) }

art { Barnett Newman, The Voice, 1950 }