4 cups of black tea daily to prevent diabetes

We Chinese have loved drinking tea since ancient times. Drinking tea every day is a tradition that has spread in China for several years. According to relevant reports, drinking at least 4 cups of tea a day can reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes. In order to reveal the mystery between drinking tea and diabetes, scientists from the University of Dusseldorf Diabetes Research Center conducted a large-scale research on the European population.

The head of the new study, Dr. Christie Hurd, said that early analysis and research showed that obesity is a major risk factor for type 2 diabetes, but eating habits such as drinking tea also directly affect the incidence of diabetes. Dr. Hurd analyzed that the reason why drinking tea can reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes is because drinking tea can affect glucose metabolism, prevent glucose levels from rising, and at the same time prevent free radicals from being destroyed and protect beta cells. These benefits of drinking tea are not related to the polyphenols contained in tea.

The study involved 26 research centers in eight European countries. Participants included 12,403 patients with type 2 diabetes and thousands of non-diabetic patients. According to surveys, the drinking habits of European countries range from 4 cups/day for Spaniards who never drink tea to Britons. As a result, it was found that "drinking tea reduces the risk of diabetes" is the most obvious among people who drink tea the most. Drinking 4 cups of black tea a day can reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes by 20%. However, drinking 1-3 cups of tea a day does not seem to prevent diabetes.

So 4 cups of black tea a day can prevent diabetes. Let us cultivate the habit of drinking black tea and the disease is far away from me.