LONDON: Scientists claim to have found the best way to slash the risk
of developing diabetes - to drink at least four cups of tea a day. A
study examining tea-drinking habits of more than 12,000 Type 2 diabetes
sufferers in across Europe found that drinking four cups tea a day had a
20% lower risk of developing the illness.
The study found that benefits seemed to be most obvious among heavy tea drinkers - drinking a mere one to three cups a day doesn't lower the risk, the researchers said. However, drinking excessive tea prepared with milk and sugar could be quite harmful to health, according to experts.
"Obesity is a major risk factor for the development of type 2 diabetes, but dietary factors may also play a role. One dietary factor of interest is tea consumption," said study author Christian Herder of the Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine University in Germany.
The study found that benefits seemed to be most obvious among heavy tea drinkers - drinking a mere one to three cups a day doesn't lower the risk, the researchers said. However, drinking excessive tea prepared with milk and sugar could be quite harmful to health, according to experts.
"Obesity is a major risk factor for the development of type 2 diabetes, but dietary factors may also play a role. One dietary factor of interest is tea consumption," said study author Christian Herder of the Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine University in Germany.
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