Scientists claim they’ve found a way to reduce the risk of developing Type-2 diabetes, and it involves drinking a bucket load of tea.
Would you like a cup of tea? Ah go on, go on, go on, go on, go on… Still don’t want some? Well what if we told you that drinking at least four cups of tea a day might help to stave off Type-2 diabetes? Sounds a little sweeter now, doesn’t it?
The research results come from the Heinrich Heine University of Düsseldorf in Germany where 12,000 tea lovers across Europe were asked about their tea drinking habits.
According to the scientific boffins, drinking at least four cups of tea a day can reduce the risk of developing Type-2 diabetes by 20 per cent.
However, for some reason, drinking between one and three cups a day has absolutely no effect against the disease. So it looks like four is the magic number, when it comes to tea. That means if you’re a bit of a Mrs Doyle then you could be fighting off a deadly disease without even knowing it.
All that’s left to do now is to drink all the tea in China. Right, we’re off to pop the kettle on for some diabetes busting tea – now, six spoons of sugar or seven?
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