date:Nov 14, 2012
what you are eating with your tea has starch in it then you might see that beneficial effect, the researchers said. So, for example, if you have green tea with your bagel for breakfast, it may reduce the spike in blood glucose levels that you would normally get from that food.
The EGCG had no significant effect on blood sugar spikes in mice that were fed glucose or maltose. The researchers said the reason blood sugar spikes are reduced when the mice ate starch, but not these sugars, may be rel