Drinking tea could lower your risk

5 surprising facts about arthritis

Take action against arthritis by making yourself aware of the facts

PreviousSlide 4 of 5Next

4. Drinking tea could lower your risk

One study presented to a recent meeting of the American College of Rheumatology confirmedtea's arthritis-taming benefits: Older women who consumed three or more cups a day had a 60 percent lower risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis than other women. But just as remarkable was a tandem finding that women who drank four or more cups of decaffeinated coffee a day appeared to double their risk of developing RA.