Milk is fattening in quantities and it isn't always healthy. Mad Cow
Diseaese can conceivably be passed through milk.


"magnulus" > wrote in message
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> "JB" > wrote in message
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> > On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 09:47:25 -0400, magnulus wrote:
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> > > Do you put cream in tea?
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> > If tea is healthy, and milk is healthy, how can the combination of the
two
> > be unhealthy?
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> How does the milk react with the catechins and polyphenols in the tea?
> The evidence either way is weak at the moment. All that is known for sure
> is that pure tea is a healthy drink that has been shown to prevent
disease.
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> I do like milk and sugar in some kinds of tea, such as Indian tea
blends,
> but on the whole I think tea is better off without it. If a tea has so
> little character that it must be doctored up to drink, there's something
> wrong with it.
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