Green Tea and Diabetes

Among many other health benefits, tea also effects stimulates the production of insulin. When at least one cup of tea is consumed every few hours, insulin activity can improve up to 15 times. Green tea, black tea, and oolong teas all have the some effect on diabetes. However, herbal tea will not have any effect at all. It is very important to note that you cannot have any milk with your tea. Milk blocks the chemicals needed and makes them unavailable to your body so that there is no effect.

Results from a Japanese study (Iso, 2006) were summarized on the American Diabetes website. The study was very large with 17,413 participants across 25 Japanese communities. Researchers found that the more green tea and coffee were consumed by study participants, the less likely these people were to acquire the disease. It was found that people who consumed six or more cups of green tea each day or three cups of coffee or more each day were generally healthier and approximately one-third less likely to end up with diabetes. This study did not find a pattern with black or oolong tea.

While there are conflicting reports about which teas affect the disorder, there is some common ground. It has been determined that green tea can act to prevent diabetes when consumed in large quantities on a daily basis (one cup every few hours or six or more cups each day).