Tea Consumption and Antihypertensive Effects

Tea consumption is a major source of flavanoids for a wide large population.Any physiological effects of tea,like antihypertension,could have a significant impact on population health.The effects of tea on blood pressure are less consistent.Results of population studies and long term controlled studies are consistent with a blood pressurelowering effect of tea.However,some of the short-term intervention trials,mainly in normotensive individuals,have not demonstrated significant blood pressure reduction with tea.The focus of this review is on the mounting evidence from human studies that tea can lower blood pressure.