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Black Tea Shows Blood Sugar Benefits |
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Monday, 12 April 2004 |
Black Tea Shows Blood Sugar BenefitsDrinking black tea may be beneficial for people with diabetes, as it appears to stimulate an insulin response and reduce blood sugar levels, according to researchers from King's College London and the University of Central Lancashire.
Sixteen participants drank glucose in either water, water plus a small amount of caffeine, or water plus instant black tea.
After two hours, plasma glucose concentrations were significantly reduced in those who consumed 1 gram of tea, compared to the plain water and caffeine drinks. Drinking black tea also increased insulin levels compared with the other drinks, after 90 minutes.
Tea’s protective benefits have been linked to polyphenols, including:
* Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG)
* Epigallocatechin
* Epicatechin gallate
* Epicatechin
These compounds may offer blood sugar benefits by stimulating B-cells -- pancreatic cells responsible for insulin production -- to produce insulin in your body, according to researchers.
Black tea makes up about 78 percent of the global tea market. |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 17 November 2007 )
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Welcome to Wholesalebulktea.com |
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Written by Web Master
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Saturday, 12 June 2004 |
Welcome...
We are perveyors of the highest quality Organic, Fair Trade Teas. We sell our tea lose and in bulk to consumers as well as packers. Our teas are best brewed lose without the tea bag. Why Loose Tea Is Better If your idea of a good cup of tea starts with plain tea bags from the grocery store, you are likely missing out on truly superior tea. Before I explain why loose tea is better, I just want to let you know that I am mainly talking about generic supermarket tea bags. There are some excellent bagged teas out there, made up of whole tea leaves. Quality tea merchants often carry bags as well as loose. The main difference between loose teas and bagged teas is the size of the leaves. That's what effects the resulting cup of tea. Tea leaves contain chemicals and essential oils, which are the basis for the delightful flavour of tea. When the tea leaves are broken up, those oils can evaporate, leaving a dull and tasteless tea. Typical tea bags are filled with the tiniest pieces of broken leaves, called fannings. Loose teas are typically whole leaves or at least large pieces of leaves. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 30 July 2007 )
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Green Tea Kills Colon Cancer |
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Wednesday, 07 July 2004 |
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Green tea stops the growth of colon tumours in their infancy, suggests a new study using mice, but merely drinking green tea offers no benefits against larger tumours. If the study, published in the journal Carcinogenesis, can be translated to humans, then this could have implications for the beverage and its extracts as a preventative against colon cancer. There are 363,000 new cases of colorectal cancer every year in Europe, with an estimated 545,000 in North America, and another 900,000 globally. About 492,000 deaths occur from the cancer each year. |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 17 November 2007 )
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