As we all know, China is the hometown of tea, and the tea drinking culture in China has a long history. Every afternoon when the sun is shining, or in the evening when the sun is setting and people are sparse, I will take out a small bag of tea, sit quietly on the cane chair and brew a pot, as if my mood has settled down with the tea.

Although tea has many benefits, it is not suitable for drinking at any time. For example, it is not suitable for drinking tea for half an hour after a meal. Why?

It turns out that tea contains theophylline and tannic acid.

Tannic acid enters the gastrointestinal tract with tea, which not only inhibits the secretion of gastric juice and intestinal juice that can promote food digestion; But also chemically reacts with protein contained in food, which will form protein clot which is difficult to be digested by the digestive system. So drinking tea within half an hour after a meal may lead to indigestion.

In addition, too much tannic acid enters the gastrointestinal tract, which will cause strong stimulation to the gastric mucosa and cause poor absorption of nutrients in the intestine, which is still a trivial matter; In severe cases, it will cause bleeding and shedding of gastric mucosa, which is very harmful to the stomach. Therefore, drinking tea within half an hour after meals may lead to malnutrition and anemia.

This reminds some girls who want to lose weight in this way. Although this method will help to reduce their appetite to a certain extent, it is not advisable to sacrifice the health of the gastrointestinal tract, which will cause immeasurable harm to the body in the long run.

The correct way is to drink tea one hour before or after meals. Drinking herbal tea before meals can help digestion; Drinking tea within one to two hours after a meal can effectively relieve the sensitive situation of the stomach. This is the correct way to open tea.