We have all known how good it is to make sure we get our daily quota of tea. It is known to fight free radicals and has been proven to be a rich source anti-oxidants. A particular antioxidant in green tea called the EGCG has now been found to delay the onset of type 1 diabetes. The research was conducted by the Medical College of Georgia. Researchers studied green tea’s effect on Sjogren’s syndrome which damages moisture producing glands and results in dry eyes and mouth.

This helped researchers conclude that EGCG has a restraining power on type 1 diabetes too. The good thing about green tea is that EGCG is naturally available in it and does not cause any side-effects or harm bodily functioning and instead delays the onset of diabetes type 1.

Perhaps this would disappoint all the coffee lovers out there who continue to drink mug-loads of caffeine and ruin the system. Tea lovers and the ones that don’t like, can go ahead and drink that much needed cup of green tea everyday and help EGCG fight diabetes and other disorders.

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Via: ScienceDaily