date:Nov 14, 2012
ated to the way the body converts starch into sugar. An enzyme called alpha-amylase that is produced in both the mouth and by the pancreas helps break down starch into maltose and glucose. EGCG may inhibit the enzymes ability to break down the starch, the researchers indicated, since they also found that EGCG reduced the activity of alpha amylase in the pancreas by 34%. If the mechanism holds in humans, this may mean that people who want to limit the blood sugar spike should skip adding sugar to