Study warns that green tea is associated with this disease

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – According to a recent scientific study, green tea consumption is associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes.

According to the American medical website MedicalXpress The recent study, conducted by Dr. Xiao-Oyu Xu in Shanghai, China, showed that green tea consumption was associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes in Chinese adults, with tea being one of the most most popular drinks.

The study, published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, included 119,373 participants in Shanghai who did not have diabetes at the time of enrollment.

The researchers found a positive dose-consumption relationship between green tea consumption and the risk of type 2 diabetes in women and men.

The researchers added that this relationship does not differ from obesity or smoking, pointing out that the level of plasma caffeine is the reason for the increased risk of diabetes.

The authors suggest that tea leaves may be contaminated with pesticides and advocate new studies to understand the mechanisms of the association.