On a hot day while fasting, you usually imagine the various types of takjil that you want to eat when you break your fast later. Hot tea or sweet iced tea may be a mainstay drink to break the fast.
Imagining the cold ice and the sweetness of the tea that runs down your throat makes you can't wait to ask for the sun to set soon..
But it's important for you to know, actually drinking tea to break the fast is not recommended, you know. Why is that? Here's why.
Tea is not good for an empty stomach
The first reason why tea is not recommended to be drunk when breaking the fast is because tea is not very good for an empty stomach. The adverse effects that may occur, as reported by The Health Site page, are that they can disrupt the balance of acids and bases and interfere with metabolic activity.
Further explained, tea is a diuretic which means it can remove water from the body. Even though the body is already dehydrated after hours of fasting. Tea also contains nicotine.
When you drink your first tea while breaking your fast, the bacteria in your mouth will break down the sugar. This will increase the acid levels in the mouth and cause erosion of tooth enamel.
Sweet Tea Does Not Relieve Thirst
Drinking tea will taste bland if it is not mixed with sugar. Sweet warm tea or sweet iced tea is certainly more refreshing, especially when breaking the fast. Unfortunately, tea mixed with sugar does not necessarily relieve thirst. On the other hand, you will feel thirsty. Wow, why do you think so?
The answer was put forward by the Health page, namely when you consume sugary foods or drinks, there will be a spike in blood sugar. When the sugar particles reach the blood, the body sends a thirst signal because the cells release water to enter the blood.
For that, you can change the iftar drink from sweet tea to warm water or fruit juice which is more refreshing, healthier, and more thirst quenching.
Best time to drink tea while fasting
The habit of drinking tea may be difficult to lose even though you are fasting. For that, you don't need to break the habit altogether. Rather choose the best time to consume tea. It is not recommended to break the fast or suhoor because at these two times the stomach is empty.
Then when is it? Launching from the Teavivre page, drinking tea directly after eating is not recommended because it can inhibit the absorption of iron in the body. You can wait about half an hour after eating to be able to drink tea safely.
So, you already know the reason, right? From now on you can set the right time to drink tea after breaking the fast.