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Drinking plenty of tea – at least four cups a day – can help reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, research has found.
Chinese academics behind the findings say that four or more cups of tea daily can lower the risk by 17% over 10 years. “Our results are exciting because they suggest that people can do something as simple as drinking four cups of tea a day to potentially lessen their risk of developing type 2 diabetes,” said Xiaying Li from the Wuhan University of Science and Technology in China, the lead author.
The protective effect may be even greater if people put milk in their tea, Li said. Although she and her seven co-authors did not investigate the effect of milk in tea as part of their work, previous studies have shown that dairy products can also have an anti-diabetic effect.
“I think the milk would make the effect of tea on diabetes stronger. That is, tea would be more effective with milk in,” Li said.
www.theguardian.com
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Chinese academics behind the findings say that four or more cups of tea daily can lower the risk by 17% over 10 years. “Our results are exciting because they suggest that people can do something as simple as drinking four cups of tea a day to potentially lessen their risk of developing type 2 diabetes,” said Xiaying Li from the Wuhan University of Science and Technology in China, the lead author.
The protective effect may be even greater if people put milk in their tea, Li said. Although she and her seven co-authors did not investigate the effect of milk in tea as part of their work, previous studies have shown that dairy products can also have an anti-diabetic effect.
“I think the milk would make the effect of tea on diabetes stronger. That is, tea would be more effective with milk in,” Li said.
Four cups of tea a day can help keep diabetes away, say Chinese scientists
Black, green or Oolong teas linked to reduced risk of developing type 2 form of the disease
www.theguardian.com
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