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TEA CUTS RISK OF DIABETEs
Three cups a day will do the trick. Picture posed.
Saturday September 19,2009
By Mark Reynolds
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DRINKING at least three cups of tea a day can slash the risk of diabetes by almost half.
That is the conclusion of a ground-breaking study of more than 40,000 people whose Âconsumption was monitored for 10 years.
Scientists discovered that chemicals found in all types of tea cut the dangers of developing type 2 Âdiabetes by 42 per cent. Drinking more than three cups did not reduce the risk any further.
The prevalence of type 2 diabetes has increased dramatically in the past decade as Britonsâ unhealthy lifestyle has led to a huge rise in obesity.
More than 2.3million people in the UK have been diagnosed with the condition and doctors believe there are a further 500,000 who have it but are Âunaware of the fact. Symptoms include tiredness, blurred vision and constant thirst. As well as being overweight, risk factors include lack of exercise, heavy drinking and smoking. The study was carried out by a team of Dutch researchers from the University Medical Centre in Utrecht. They got participants to fill in a daily food questionnaire.
It was already known that drinking coffee reduced the risk of type 2 diabetes but the similar effects of regularly drinking tea were previously unknown.
The team concluded: âConsumption of at least three cups of tea and/or coffee was associated with a lowered risk of type 2 diabetes. Blood pressure and intake of magnesium, potassium and caffeine did not explain these associations.â
Instead, the beneficial effects in tea were probably explained by âflavonoid antioxidantsâ which are found in every cup.
Dr Carrie Ruxton, of Britainâs Tea Advisory Panel, said: âThe study did not distinguish between black and green tea, but 95 per cent of tea drunk in the Netherlands is black tea, that is regular tea. The results remained the same even when the researchers accounted for other factors which might have influenced diabetes risk, such as body mass index, blood pressure, caffeine, dietary magnesium and potassium.
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âThis suggests that ingredients other than caffeine, magnesium and potassium (all found in tea) could be causing the beneficial effect. Likely candidates are the flavonoid antioxidants found in tea which are known to protect body cells from damage.â
Dr Ruxton added: âThis study is not the first to look at the relationship between black tea and diabetes. A large study involving 36,908 Chinese men and women living in Singapore found that those who drank more than one cup of black tea a day were 14 per cent less likely to develop diabetes. This Dutch paper expands our knowledge. It is good news for the large number of people in the UK who drink black tea.â
A spokeswoman for campaign group Diabetes UK gave the research a cautious welcome, but stressed there was much more that people could do to prevent developing type 2 diabetes.
She said: âThis is interesting research, however it does not prove that coffee and tea protect against type 2 diabetes...It is impossible to know what other factors might affect a personâs risk of developing the condition.
âThe best way to prevent it remains keeping active and eating a healthy, balanced diet that is low in fat, salt and sugar with plenty of fruit and vegetables.â
Earlier this week it emerged that drugs to treat type 2 diabetes caused by obesity were costing the NHS £600million a year, the biggest drug bill it faces.
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TEA AND DIABETES
19.09.09, 1:45pm
Sorry to be a kill joy, but I have been drinking at least 3 cups of tea,for the last 60 years but after having a heart attack in London.
I became an insulin dependant diabetic and that was 3 years ago.. and I am still the same today
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I Love Tea and still drink lots and lots.
David Gold Coast Australia)
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AS I DRINK MY 6TH CUP OF TEA THIS MORNING
19.09.09, 11:09am
Wow at last I am doing somthing right
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ANOTHER MEDICAL FRONT PAGE BY DAILY EXPRESS
19.09.09, 8:59am
If it sells papers, then good!!!!
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THE HEALTH POLITICIANS WILL NOT PUT TEA ON THE RECOMMENDED LIST
19.09.09, 7:53am
This is excellent news but I predict that the health commissars will not put tea on the list of recommended things to eat and drink just as they refuse to put on wine, which has been proved to have innumerable benefits. The reason is that all health recommendations are controlled by politicians, like everything else. Do you want proof? Do you ever see the health commissars admitting that homosexual acts are bad for your health? Yet, of course, they are as any doctor will admit. Here is a tip: if you want to find out what is good or bad for you, ignore all British health announcements and go on to American websites where you will get the truth.
All the stuff I am reading about both Tea and coffee seems good!
Regards
HOME > NEWS / SHOWBIZ > UK NEWS > Tea cuts risk of diabetes
UK NEWS
TEA CUTS RISK OF DIABETEs
Three cups a day will do the trick. Picture posed.
Saturday September 19,2009
By Mark Reynolds
Comment Speech Bubble Have your say(4)
DRINKING at least three cups of tea a day can slash the risk of diabetes by almost half.
That is the conclusion of a ground-breaking study of more than 40,000 people whose Âconsumption was monitored for 10 years.
Scientists discovered that chemicals found in all types of tea cut the dangers of developing type 2 Âdiabetes by 42 per cent. Drinking more than three cups did not reduce the risk any further.
The prevalence of type 2 diabetes has increased dramatically in the past decade as Britonsâ unhealthy lifestyle has led to a huge rise in obesity.
More than 2.3million people in the UK have been diagnosed with the condition and doctors believe there are a further 500,000 who have it but are Âunaware of the fact. Symptoms include tiredness, blurred vision and constant thirst. As well as being overweight, risk factors include lack of exercise, heavy drinking and smoking. The study was carried out by a team of Dutch researchers from the University Medical Centre in Utrecht. They got participants to fill in a daily food questionnaire.
It was already known that drinking coffee reduced the risk of type 2 diabetes but the similar effects of regularly drinking tea were previously unknown.
The team concluded: âConsumption of at least three cups of tea and/or coffee was associated with a lowered risk of type 2 diabetes. Blood pressure and intake of magnesium, potassium and caffeine did not explain these associations.â
Instead, the beneficial effects in tea were probably explained by âflavonoid antioxidantsâ which are found in every cup.
Dr Carrie Ruxton, of Britainâs Tea Advisory Panel, said: âThe study did not distinguish between black and green tea, but 95 per cent of tea drunk in the Netherlands is black tea, that is regular tea. The results remained the same even when the researchers accounted for other factors which might have influenced diabetes risk, such as body mass index, blood pressure, caffeine, dietary magnesium and potassium.
SEARCH UK NEWS for:
âThis suggests that ingredients other than caffeine, magnesium and potassium (all found in tea) could be causing the beneficial effect. Likely candidates are the flavonoid antioxidants found in tea which are known to protect body cells from damage.â
Dr Ruxton added: âThis study is not the first to look at the relationship between black tea and diabetes. A large study involving 36,908 Chinese men and women living in Singapore found that those who drank more than one cup of black tea a day were 14 per cent less likely to develop diabetes. This Dutch paper expands our knowledge. It is good news for the large number of people in the UK who drink black tea.â
A spokeswoman for campaign group Diabetes UK gave the research a cautious welcome, but stressed there was much more that people could do to prevent developing type 2 diabetes.
She said: âThis is interesting research, however it does not prove that coffee and tea protect against type 2 diabetes...It is impossible to know what other factors might affect a personâs risk of developing the condition.
âThe best way to prevent it remains keeping active and eating a healthy, balanced diet that is low in fat, salt and sugar with plenty of fruit and vegetables.â
Earlier this week it emerged that drugs to treat type 2 diabetes caused by obesity were costing the NHS £600million a year, the biggest drug bill it faces.
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TEA AND DIABETES
19.09.09, 1:45pm
Sorry to be a kill joy, but I have been drinking at least 3 cups of tea,for the last 60 years but after having a heart attack in London.
I became an insulin dependant diabetic and that was 3 years ago.. and I am still the same today
I
I Love Tea and still drink lots and lots.
David Gold Coast Australia)
⢠Posted by: magicdavid ⢠Report Comment
User Image
AS I DRINK MY 6TH CUP OF TEA THIS MORNING
19.09.09, 11:09am
Wow at last I am doing somthing right
⢠Posted by: retiredmale ⢠Report Comment
User Image
ANOTHER MEDICAL FRONT PAGE BY DAILY EXPRESS
19.09.09, 8:59am
If it sells papers, then good!!!!
⢠Posted by: MrsAlistarBrown ⢠Report Comment
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THE HEALTH POLITICIANS WILL NOT PUT TEA ON THE RECOMMENDED LIST
19.09.09, 7:53am
This is excellent news but I predict that the health commissars will not put tea on the list of recommended things to eat and drink just as they refuse to put on wine, which has been proved to have innumerable benefits. The reason is that all health recommendations are controlled by politicians, like everything else. Do you want proof? Do you ever see the health commissars admitting that homosexual acts are bad for your health? Yet, of course, they are as any doctor will admit. Here is a tip: if you want to find out what is good or bad for you, ignore all British health announcements and go on to American websites where you will get the truth.
All the stuff I am reading about both Tea and coffee seems good!
Regards
Interesting stuff though :)
Its just unusual to find something you, like that actually is good for you.
All the news seem to be about things not to do, I mean Cinnamon maybe good but how do you take it,
most shop bought cinnamon cake seem to be of the bad fat high calorie variety .
As for green Tea I often drink a brand called dragon, make on China I guess, are you going to be on a restricted fluid intake for long? It seems to me almost worse than a low calorie diet.
I know that when I came out of hospital after peritonitis It took me nearly a year to really recover. I think good food was more important than all the meds.
I often read things on various diabetic web site's but afterwards I think well nothing Ive read there was very helpful and a lot are simple trying to sell books or herbal remedies, not unlike all those cancer cures
by substance found on Apricot stones. A load of old bull.......
Regards
Yes, I am the same lostonrye.. when I came out of the hopital about a year ago after open heart surgery, it took me about a year to recover, and that was just a year ago.... sooo.. I am barely recovered from that and I end up with this one.. almost dying.. well, I WAS dead for ten days, actually. I hope it doesnt take as long this time, but it looks that way.
Arline.. I dont know why you do things that would raise your bs. If you drink coffee and it does that why dont you eat whatever you want? :)
Lost - I don't think American websites are any different than British. You have to know which websites to believe. The ones that sell a product delete out. I found that all diabetic magazines are just out to mostly sell products and their recipes are definitely not diabetic-friendly. Sites like John Hopkins, Cleveland Clinic and the like are reliable.
I know this sounds bizarre but Goldi you said you were 'dead' for 10 days. You weren't really BUT what was it like. Did you have any thoughts, dreams, did you hear someone talking to you, etc.