About Candie Expertise I can answer questions about specific teas and their health benifits including herbals. I can help you find a specific tea or accessories that you are looking to purchase.
Experience I have an online tea store and have done extensive research on the subject for the last few years. I am the editor of the Tea catagory for dmoz and am very familiar with all the other tea sites. I write articles on tea for Suite101 and other publications.
Expert: Candie Date: 11/14/2005 Subject: 1 Gallon a day
Question I drink a lot of tea, about a gallon a day. I have been told that my beverage of choice was very harmful. (It is sweetened)
I just heard a clip from a reporter that said tea is beneficial. My question is; What does the cheap instant and bagged tea sold at grocery stores do to me?
Answer There are a combination of bad things in the typical Sweet Tea. One is the concentration of sugar. Sweet tea contains more sugar than just sweetened iced tea because the sugar is added while the tea is hot and this allows more sugar to disolve than cold water. The other is the concentration of flouride that is found in most instant and cheap bagged teas. Normally it would be just fine but drinking a gallon our more can do some serious damage to your teath and bones.
I would either cut down on the sweet tea or start icing hot tea made from a better grade of tea and then sweetening it so you don't get quite so much sugar.
