The study conducted by the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta focused on the effects EGCG has on Sjogren's syndrome, which affects moisture-producing glands leading to dry eyes and mouth. Therefore, “learning that EGCG also can prevent and delay insulin-dependent type 1 diabetes was a big surprise,” said Dr. Stephen D. Hsu, one of the researches involved in the study.
According to Health News, “after 16 weeks […] only 25 percent of the mice given the green tea extract (EGCG) ended up developing diabetes versus 67 percent of mice who developed diabetes that were only given water. At 22 weeks, however, the numbers steadily grew. The EGCG green tea group had 45 percent with diabetes and the plain water group had 78 percent developing the disease.”
It’s better to prevent than to treat; check out Teaquilibrium’s selection of green teas.
Sources: Fox News, “Study: Green Tea May Prevent Diabetes”
Health News, “Drink Away Your Diabetes Risk with Green Tea”
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