Drinking Tea Tied to Lower Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
People who drink black, green, or oolong tea may be less likely to develop type 2 diabetes than people who don’t drink tea at all, new research suggests.Researchers reviewed data from 19 previous studies with a total of more than one million participants, from eight different countries, who didn’t have type 2 diabetes. They looked at how often participants drank black, green, and oolong tea — less than one cup daily, one to three cups a day, and four or more cups.Over an average follow-up period of 10 years, the analysis found that people drinking at least four cups of tea daily were 17 percent less likely to develop type 2 diabetes than individuals who consumed little or no tea, according to preliminary results presented at the European Association for…