![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/humble-morning-cuppa-can-cut-diabetes-risk-and-reduce-depression-expert-says/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0_Woman-Performing-Blood-Test-on-Herself.jpg&description=While a recent study found that drinking a trendy fermented drink daily can lower blood sugar levels, a health expert has insisted there's another popular morning drink that's even better at preventing diabetes Recent research has found that drinking just one cup of kombucha, a fermented tea drink that has become trendy, a day, can lead to increased blood sugar levels. While this is positive news, one health expert has informed there's another popular beverage is even better at slashing the risk of diabetes - and says more research is needed. More than 5million people in the UK are living with diabetes, which is an all-time high, according to Diabetes UK. In addition, more than 2.4million people are at an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, based on blood sugar levels. This is due to a number of different factors - from income and education to access to healthy food and healthcare. If you have type 2 diabetes, you are at increased risk of developing other conditions - including heart disease, stroke, eye and kidney problems. One drink that could help lower blood sugar levels, and therefore decrease the risk of developing diabetes, is black tea. That's right, your humble morning cuppa isn't just delicious, but it's good for you. According to a health expert, it's also been more widely researched than kombucha. Health researcher, chemist and tea expert Dr Tim Bond, from the Tea Advisory Panel, told The Mirror: "The health benefits of black tea, with or without milk, have been extensively studied compared with those of kombucha. The humble cuppa, aka black tea, is a healthy drink containing a range of bioactive constituents, particularly flavonoids, including flavan-3-ols (catechins) and theaflavins and thearubigins. "These compounds are well established flavonoids and a recent systematic review of the scientific literature, including epidemiological studies and meta-analyses, demonstrates that black tea and its bioactive flavonoids, caffeine and L-theanine have numerou){kind=link}
While a recent study found that drinking a trendy fermented drink daily can lower blood sugar levels, a health expert has insisted there’s another popular morning drink that’s even better at preventing diabetes
Recent research has found that drinking just one cup of kombucha, a fermented tea drink that has become trendy, a day, can lead to increased blood sugar levels. While this is positive news, one health expert has informed there’s another popular beverage is even better at slashing the risk of diabetes – and says more research is needed.
More than 5million people in the UK are living with diabetes, which is an all-time high, according to Diabetes UK. In addition, more than 2.4million people are at an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, based on blood sugar levels.
This is due to a number of different factors – from income and education to access to healthy food and healthcare. If you have type 2 diabetes, you are at increased risk of developing other conditions – including heart disease, stroke, eye and kidney problems.
One drink that could help lower blood sugar levels, and therefore decrease the risk of developing diabetes, is black tea. That’s right, your humble morning cuppa isn’t just delicious, but it’s good for you. According to a health expert, it’s also been more widely researched than kombucha.