why is milk not advisable with tea ?

Answer 1

I drink milk in my tea all the time.

Answer 2

There was a study done recently with one type of tea (can't remember the details) and the healthful benefits of tea were somehow cancelled by the milk (people who drank the tea without milk got the benefits, people who put milk in their tea didn't). It was in the news just last week, I think, so you should be able to find it on line somewhere.

Also, the combination of tea and the calcium in milk can cause kidney stones.

Answer 3

A study at the Charité Hospital at the University of Berlin in Mitte showed that adding milk to tea will block the normal, healthful effects that tea has in protecting against cardiovascular disease. It was claimed to do this because casein from the milk binds to the molecules in tea that cause the arteries to relax, especially a catechin molecule called EGCG. One of the researchers told New Scientist magazine that "It probably also blocks tea's effect on other things, such as cancer.". Other studies have found little to no effect from milk on the observed increase in total plasma antioxidant activity. Teas with high EGCG content, such as green tea, are not typically consumed with milk. Previous studies have observed a beneficial effect from black tea which was not attributable to the catechin content.

Answer 4

The milk cancels the benefits of the tea. It won't hurt you but you won't gain anything by adding milk to your tea.

Answer 5

? i used to drink milk with tea. what do you mean?

Answer 6

the proteins in the milk destroy the polypheonls (antioxidants) in tea.