Have tea for your hips

New research suggests that having a cuppa (tea, that is) may help strengthen older women's hips. "Those who drank tea in the study had a higher bone density over the four years that they were studied," the study author said. "These women lost less bone than those who did not drink tea. More than three-quarters of the women drank tea daily, and they consumed on average about three cups per day." Outside experts called the findings intriguing but still preliminary. Fractures, especially hip fractures associated with osteoporosis, are a major source of disability in postmenopausal women.