Does drinking green tea increase the risk of type 2 diabetes?
A recently published international study found that drinking green tea increased the risk of type 2 diabetes in adults in China.
 |
| Photo is for illustration purposes only. Source: ndtv.com |
None of the participants had diabetes at enrollment. Details of tea types and amounts consumed were collected in a survey.
Researchers from Fudan University in China, Vanderbilt University in the US and other research institutions said that after the survey, they found that both women and men participating in the study increased their risk of type 2 diabetes if they drank a lot of tea.
The researchers noted that the association between green tea intake and type 2 diabetes risk was not affected by obesity and smoking.
The team of scientists called for further research into the mechanism of the link between tea drinking and diabetes risk, as pesticide residues in tea leaves may play a role in the link.
Green tea is a popular beverage consumed around the world. In recent years, green tea has become popular as a health drink. But researchers have had inconsistent findings about the link between drinking green tea and the risk of type 2 diabetes.
A Japanese study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine in 2006 found that people who regularly drank six or more cups of green tea a day had a 33 percent lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes than those who drank just one cup or less a week.
A Korean study published in the journal BioFactors in 2007 said people with diabetes should drink less green tea because studies show that high amounts of green tea can increase blood sugar levels in mice./.
