That comforting hot cup of tea—or refreshing glass of iced tea on a hot summer day—could help reduce the amount of toxic metals in drinking water, according to a new paper published in the journal ACS ...

Can they really go bad? The short answer is yes, tea bags do expire. But in most cases, it doesn't mean the brew isn't safe to drink. Legend has it that it was ancient Chinese emperor Sheng Nung ...

Among other things, tea has already been shown to reduce depression, reduce the risk of diabetes, and possibly even extend ...

Tea leaves can remove heavy metals such as lead, cadmium and chromium from water. And steeping time has the biggest impact.

To conduct the study, the Northwestern team explored how different types of tea, tea bags, and brewing methods affect heavy metal adsorption. The various varieties tested included “true” teas such as ...

“Some people brew their tea for a matter of seconds, and they are not going to get a lot of remediation. But brewing tea for ...

A new study conducted by researchers from Northwestern University could have more consumers increasing their tea habit. The ...

Researchers discovered that brewing tea naturally adsorbs heavy metals like lead and cadmium from water. The study tested various teas, bag types and steeping durations, finding that longer steeping ...

Researchers tested different types of tea, tea bags and brewing methods. Finely ground black tea leaves performed best at removing toxic heavy metals. Longer steeping times helped tea remove ...

Brewing tea can generally filter out about 15% of lead from drinking water, the authors found. This estimate is based on one mug of water and one tea bag brewed for three to five minutes.