Is Milk Tea Harming Your Health? Here's the Truth

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Milk tea for type 2 diabetes

A fixed morning ritual for over a billion people, most of them in India—Tea has lots to commend it. But it’s the preparation that makes a difference. Read on to discover if your preferred morning cuppa is on the block.

Health drink

There are many studies that propound tea’s health-enhancing properties, including raising insulin insensitivity. However, that last benefit comes with a proviso: no milk!

But let’s start by looking at the benefits tea offers diabetics.

Anti-diabetic properties

Some types of teas, viz. black tea, green tea, and oolong have a high concentration of polyphenols, which are believed to enhance insulin activity. Polyphenols are also known to be anti-oxidative—a capacity to defend against inflammation, which is a key trigger for insulin resistance, and carcinogens.

In addition to polyphenols, teas like black, green, and oolong also contain flavonoids—these are micronutrients that are known to be anti-inflammatory, protecting the body from oxidative damage that leads to diseases like diabetes, heart disease, and cognitive problems like Alzheimer’s. The flavonoid in tea, theanine, has properties that help to control blood pressure and lower stress.

Health Benefits of Tea

Research over the years suggests that tea may have several important health enriching properties, in addition to improving insulin sensitivity, as follows: