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The BBC reports that putting milk in tea prevents molecules in the tea (called catechins) from helping dilate the blood vessels by producing a chemical called nitric oxide. Milk, it turns out, has caseins in it, and caseins are bad for catechins.

But hang on … what’s this I read? The detailed scientific study that determined this groundbreaking news was carried out on 16 people. And some rat tissue. And, as if this wasn’t bad enough, the 16 people were German.

Now, call me old fashioned.

Thank you.

But is 16 people enough for a scientific study?

Especially 16 Germans?

I think not. Us British, for example, may have naturally evolved so that our caseins don’t affect out catechins. These things happen after centuries. Honest.

So “pah” to you Germans and BBC people. This “information” will now be touted as fact amongst polite society when I could have done a more detailed scientific study on my friends.

Milk in Tea = Good. And that’s what made Britian great.

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