Tannins in tea act as digestive enzyme inhibitors and can irritate or damage the gut if consumed with meals. — Whalespan
Tannins in tea act as digestive enzyme inhibitors and can irritate or damage the gut if consumed with meals.
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We can't find evidence that holds up here. Proponents are reasoning from mechanism or analogy rather than direct human data, and the most credible skeptics raise objections we can't dismiss.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“because of tannins which are digestive enzyme inhibitors and can probably be irritating and damaging to the gut I've heard a lot of people say they have trouble digesting things and they are drinking tea after their meal and I'm thinking that could be a real problem tannins in tea our digestive enzyme inhibitors”
“tea or not tea is a plant leaf plant leaves are defended they're going to have defense chemicals chemicals in them that are going to mess up your digestion mesh up other issues with your biology”