Getting your daily caffeine fix from either coffee or tea may provide some heart healthy benefits, according to the findings of a new study.

The report, published in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology: Journal of the American Heart Association, found that moderate and high consumption of both beverages is linked to a reduced incidence of heart disease.

Researchers used a questionnaire to evaluate coffee and tea consumption among 37,514 participants. They followed the participants for 13 years for occurrences of cardiovascular disease and death.

They found that drinking more than six cups of tea per day was associated with a 36 percent lower risk of heart disease compared to those who drank less than one cup of tea per day. Drinking three to six cups of tea per day was associated with a 45 percent reduced risk of death from heart disease, compared to the consumption of less than one cup per day.

Researchers suggest that the cardiovascular benefit of drinking tea may be explained by antioxidants.

Coffee drinkers who consumed two to four cups per day had a 20 percent lower risk of heart disease compared to those drinking lesser amounts.