Green Tea May Delay Onset Of Type 1 Diabetes

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Sat, 10/25/2008 - 22:00

A powerful antioxidant in green tea may prevent or delay the onset of type 1 diabetes, Medical College of Georgia researchers say.

Researchers were testing EGCG, green tea's predominant antioxidant, in a laboratory mouse with type 1 diabetes and primary Sjogren's syndrome, which damages moisture-producing glands, causing dry mouth and eyes.

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