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Chinese Tea Side Effects

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Adah Chung

Chinese tea has different varieties: green, white, oolong, red; they are differentiated by the type of leaves used to make the tea. Although an 8 oz. coffee contains approximately 100 mg of caffeine, an 8 oz. cup of Chinese tea contains approximately 30 mg. of caffeine.

Adah Chung has been a freelance writer since 2008. She is published on websites such as Work.com and in the "Perspective on Physician Assistant Education" journal. Along with writing, she is also an occupational therapist. Chung held a faculty position in medical education at the University of Colorado and has a master's degree in education from the University of Toronto in Canada.