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| 8-18-2008 |
Dr. Paul's Tea & Health Update |
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WILL TEA REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF DIABETES?
Diabetes, particularly type 2 diabetes, is becoming epidemic in many parts of the world. Nearly 200
million people have diabetes today (about 5% of the worldwide population) and this is expected to increase to over 300
million in the next 15-20 years. Is it possible that if more of us drank tea on a regular basis that our risk of
diabetes would be decreased? The following study helps answer this question.
Tea consumption may improve biomarkers of insulin sensitivity and risk factors for diabetes.
J Nutr. 2008 Aug;138(8):1584S-1588S. Stote KS, Baer DJ.
Click Here for PubMed Abstract of Study
This review study recognizes the evidence showing that:
"tea may affect glucose metabolism and insulin signaling..."
It concludes that:
"Epidemiologic studies suggest some relation between tea consumption and a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes..."
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