4.3.2 Health Benefits According to the statistical information (see Table 5), 82% of the people agreed that they drank tea owing to its health benefits while only 34.8% of whom selected coffee agreed on this reason. The significant discrepancy reached at the level of .000. The situation is based on the fact that drinking tea induces various health benefits, such as the disease and anti-aging preventions, as discussed in the literature review. For example, green tea has anti-cancer benefits and also contains tea flavonoids that are investigated for their ability to prevent heart disease. Green tea boosts metabolism and blocks absorption of body fats, while theonine in green tea promotes calmness and improves the mood (Perricone, 2001). By comparison, coffee raises levels of cortisol and insulin hormones that accelerate aging and store body fat (Virtual Green Tea House, n.d.).