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Charles Mwangi, a casual worker in Nairobi's Industrial Area has not taken tea for three months. His love for beer interferes with tea intake, he says clarifying that "I can occasionally take uji or soup in the morning but not tea."
Little does Mwangi know that drinking up to 10 cups of tea has several health benefits ranging from controlling major risk factors for chronic diseases like heart coronary, heart disease, hypertension and some types of cancer.
Mello Achieng, a trained nutritionist says tea contains antioxidant polyphenols which lower the risk of heart diseases and "it is sad that despite surplus production of tea in Kenya, local consumption is low as people are not aware of its health benefits."
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