Ayinde O. Chase – AHN News Editor

Rome, Italy (AHN) – Women who drink tea have an increased risk of developing Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) compared with those who drink none.

Researchers studied 76,643 people and made the interesting findings at the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism in Rome, Italy.

Results in the study also showed there was no correlation between the amount of coffee consumption and RA incidence.

“We set out to determine whether tea or coffee consumption, or the method of preparation of the drinks was associated with an increased risk of RA or SLE – it is surprising that we saw such differences in results between tea and coffee drinkers,” said Professor Christopher Collins, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, USA. “This does make us wonder what it is in tea, or in the method of preparation of tea that causes the significant increase in risk of developing RA.”

The relationships between drinking tea and coffee and the risk of RA or SLE were assessed in age-adjusted models and in multivariate Cox proportional hazard models (a statistical approach to estimating survival data).

Medical professionals and researchers encourage patients with rheumatic diseases to consult their physician before making any significant changes to their diet or caffeine intake.

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