Does black tea have many health benefits?

Scot Sepulbeda: I don't know what planet Kell Boo is from as on THIS planet it is BLACK tea varieties that you drink with milk- you shouldn't add milk or sweeteners to GREEN tea! Black tea and green tea come from the same parts of the same plant. They are picked at the same stage of maturity as well. The DIFFERENCE between them comes from the processing- packaged black tea is laid out on trays and allowed to naturally ferment for about a day before it is dehydrated and packaged. Green tea does NOT have that fermentation step in it's processing. Black tea has fewer antioxidants than green tea but that is because the fermentation process causes them to be oxidised out. It still has a LOT of health benefits, and because you are adding honey rather than sugar you are getting slightly more....Show more

Bethanie Menden: Yes black tea also has anti cancer and other health benefits. Go to www.realage.com they have got multitudes of information on foods and lifestyle health ! issues. All the latest info based on scientific research papers.