A new study has shown that cocoa and green tea contain substances that can help prevent and treat renal complications or diabetic retinopathy.
A study by Brazilian scientists said cocoa and green tea help diminish deaths of podocytes, cells that restrict the passing of proteins into urine.
Chinese Green Tea
Green tea is the least processed variant of tea. Tea is a beverage made from the processed leaves of Camellia sinensis (Family- Theaceae).
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‘Green tea and cocoa contains antioxidants and nutrients that help improve brain function, promote weight loss and lower risk of cancer.’
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The two contain polyphenols and themobromine that can diminish the impact of diabetes.
The research was carried out by injecting rats with diabetes and growing human and rat cell cultures which were exposed to high concentrations of glucose to imitate diabetes.
Till now, cocoa and green tea were known for their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects.
Source: IANS
Till now, cocoa and green tea were known for their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects.
Source: IANS
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