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Complementary & Alternative Medicine
Green tea polyphenols did not affect glucose levels or insulin resistance
December 29th, 2005
Daily consumption of 500 mg green tea polyphenols did not affect blood glucose levels, HbA1c levels, insulin resistance or inflammation markers. In a recently published study, investigators in Japan conducted a study "to study the effects of the intake of green tea and polyphenols, which are a component of green tea, on insulin resistance and systemic inflammation, a randomized controlled trial was conducted on 66 patients aged 32-73 y (53 males and 13 females) with borderline diabetes or diabetes." Y. Fukino and colleagues at the University of Shizuoka explained, "Subjects in the intervention group were asked to take a packet of green...
Source: Blood Weekly (2005-12-29)
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