Teh Ais Oh Teh Ais!

Mawar: Iqa, kau tak pernah beli air lain eh selain teh ais?

Aku: Pernah la. Limau ais.

Mawar: Yeke kau ni? Tipu.Hari-hari teh ais.

Aku: Aku kan setia. Ibarat cinta.

Mawar: Zzzzz

Aku pernah ditanya oleh Mawar (bukannamasebenar) kenapa aku suka sangat minum teh ais. Hari2 aku akan minum teh ais. Makan kat gerai ke, kat restoran ke, takkisah la mana2, teh ais jugak yang aku order. Jaranglah aku nak order air lain.

Aku pun tak faham jugakkenapaakusukasangatdengantehais.Bukanadekeistimewaan apa2 pun. Teh je pun kalaunakdibandingkandengan strawberry pudding milk tea chatimeke, mango smoothieske, nescafekatstarbuckske, etc2 lah. Yang pastitehaisjugak yang akusukakan.

Actually, kawan2 doktor aku pernah nasihat kat aku kurangkan minum teh. Sebabnya teh pun macam caffien, ada certain ingredient yang boleh membawa kepada penyakit. So that, aku pun try lah cari betul tak. Let’s check it out:

Iced tea contains high concentrations of oxalate, one of the key chemicals that lead to the formation of kidney stones, a common disorder of the urinary tract that affects about 10 percent of the population in the United States.  

"For people who have a tendency to form the most common type of kidney stones, iced tea is one of the worst things to drink," said Dr. John Milner, assistant professor, Department of Urology, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. 

Men are four times more likely to develop kidney stones than women, and the risk rises dramatically after age 40. Postmenopausal women with low estrogen levels and women who have had their ovaries removed also are at increased risk. 

Milner advised that people at risk for kidney stones should cut back on foods that contain high concentrations of oxalates, such as spinach, chocolate, rhubarb and nuts. They should ease up on salt, eat meat sparingly, drink several glasses of water a day and eat foods that provide adequate amounts of calcium, which reduces the amount of oxalate the body absorbs.

(Sumber: http://www.loyolamedicine.org/transplant/newswire/news/urologist-warns-iced-tea-can-contribute-painful-kidney-stones and http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120802111332.htm)

Penelitian Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine mengatakan, pengambilan teh ais berlebihan mampu meningkatkan risiko penyakit batu karang.

Teh ais mepunyai kandungan oksalat yang tinggi, salah satu bahan kimia yang menjadi punca pembentukan batu ginjal.

“Bagimereka yang memiliki kecenderungan sakit batu karang, teh ais merupakan minuman berbahaya,” kata Dr John Milner, pembantu Profesor Departemen Urologi.

Oleh kerana itu, Milner menyarankan, mengganti pengambilan teh ais dengan air putih, atau mencampurnya dengan lemon.Lemon kaya kandungan asid sitrik, dapat menghalang pertumbuhan batu karang.

(Sumber: http://penpatah.blogspot.com/2012/09/bahaya-minum-teh-panas-dan-teh-ais.html) 

so, tepuk dada tanya iman. hehehe