Mudassar Ali, Sahar Mudassar, Faheem Mahmood, Muhammad Shahroz Humza, Jawad Nawaz, Amna Noor, Muhammad Fahimul-haq, Umber Nisar.
Effects of green tea consumption on blood pressure and blood glucose levels among type II diabetic and non diabetic individuals.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;13(4):968-70.

Background : Green tea (GT) contains 4000 or more active biological compounds, from which the most important family is polyphenols . These polyphenols are rich in Flavonoids which contain catechins, that serve as anti-oxidants. During metabolisms these catechins in green tea eliminates toxic free radicals from body. Aim : To study the effects of consumption of green tea on blood pressure as well as blood glucose levels among healthy controls and type 2 diabetes mellitus individuals . Methodology: This cross sectional study was done at the out patient department of medicine , Arif Memorial Hospital Lahore, Pakistan from August 2017 till January 2018 after completing protocol. Total 100 individuals from which 50 healthy control and 50 diabetic patients. Their pulse, blood pressure and blood sugar was recorded on day 1 and day 90. Data was analyzed using SPSS 21. Student “t” test and Chi square test. A p-value ≤0.05 was considered significant. Results : A significant improvement in blood pressure and blood sugar level was seen at the 90 th intervention day in the diabetics and also some improvement on lower side in normal controls. Conclusion : It is concluded from the present study that green tea consumption could significantly improve blood pressure and glucose level in diabetic patients and also pose beneficial effects on normal control individuals.

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