A study associating green tea with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes

BEIJING, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) – Green tea consumption is linked to an increased risk of type 2 diabetes among Chinese adults, according to a recent international study.

The study included 119,373 participants from the study on women's health and men's health from Shanghai to Shanghai, which began in 1996 as major population studies. Data from these studies have been used for genetic and other factors, as well as lifestyle and other chronic disease risk factors for cancer.

In the new study, none of the participants had diabetes when they enrolled. The details of tea consumption, including species and quantities, were collected during the survey.

Researchers from Fudan University in China, Vanderbilt University in the United States and other research institutes reported that male and female participants in the study presented a increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes if they drank more green tea.

They noted that the association between green tea consumption and the risk of type 2 diabetes does not differ from obesity or smoking. These findings have been reported in the International Journal of Epidemiology.

The researchers asked for further studies on the mechanisms of the association, suggesting that pesticide residues in tea leaves could play a potential role.

Green tea is a popular drink consumed around the world. In recent years, it has gained popularity as a health drink. But the researchers found conflicting results on the association between green tea consumption and the risk of type 2 diabetes.

Those who drink at least six cups of green tea a day have a 33% lower risk of type 2 diabetes than those who drink one cup or less a week, according to a Japanese study published in the 2006 Journal of Annals of Internal Medicine.

According to a 2007 study published in the journal Biofactors in the Republic of Korea, diabetics should drink less green tea, and studies in animals have shown that consuming large amounts of green tea can increase blood sugar levels in people with diabetes. diabetic rats.