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I drink (black) tea with milk. So here's a _very_ anecdotal/hypothetical thought: my brother switched to drinking black tea without milk. A couple of years late
by ajays 14y ago
I drink (black) tea with milk. So here's a _very_ anecdotal/hypothetical thought: my brother switched to drinking black tea without milk. A couple of years later, he had a kidney stone; and the doctor claimed it was the tea.
Some of the tannins that give the tea its color are small enough to get into the blood stream, but get caught in the kidney, possibly leading to stones. So if you add milk, the big fat molecules of milk trap these, which prevents them from getting caught in the kidney; hence no stones.
I could be wrong...
- utopkara 14y agoYou could be right. I've been drinking black tea no milk/sugar for 10+ years, no kidney stones yet. Which would make me superhuman, and I'd like that possibility even if it is quite slim.
- refurb 14y agoYou're scaring me. I drink a LOT of tea. I usually go through 8-10 tea bags in a day (always black, no sugar or milk). I've always worried about the tannins and the kidney stones. No problems so far!