Green tea extract may help prevent type-2 diabetes through improved glucose tolerance.
(NewsTarget) A new study by DSM Nutritional Products shows that epigallocatechin gallate, commonly known as EGCG, improves glucose tolerance in diabetic rodents and could be a positive addition to dietary prevention of type 2 diabetes, if the results can be applied to humans.
“To our knowledge, we provide the first evidence that EGCG consumed in the diet exerts potent antidiabetic activity in vivo in a dose-dependent manner” wrote lead author Swen Wolfram of DSM in the Journal of Nutrition. [click to continue…]
