European Heart Journal Advance Access originally published online on April 28, 2007
European Heart Journal 2007 28(10):1265-1266; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehm092
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Addition of milk prevents vascular protective effects of tea
Department of Physiology and Biochemistry of Nutrition
Federal Research Centre for Nutrition and Food
Location Kiel
Hermann-Weigmann-Str. 1
Kiel 24103
Germany
Department of Physiology and Biochemistry of Nutrition
Federal Research Centre for Nutrition and Food
Location Kiel
Hermann-Weigmann-Str. 1
Kiel 24103
Germany
Tel: +49 431 609 2234 fax: +49 431 609 2472 E-mail address: maria.pfeuffer@bfel.de
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The paper of Lorenz et al.1 concludes that milk may counteract the favourable health effect of tea on vascular function. Impaired vasodilation is one of the mechanisms underlying hypertension. We agree with the authors in that all dietary components should be considered, and that potential interactions should be examined when interpreting effects.
We, however, would like to address two major aspects. That there was