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Micronutrients & recovery
Polyphenol-rich functional foods (green tea, yerba mate, coffee) improve insulin sensitivity, reduce oxidative stress, and lower fasting glucose.
Incorporate polyphenol-rich beverages like green tea and yerba mate into your daily routine. Clinical trials show these can significantly lower fasting glucose and improve antioxidant capacity.
GoodSupportsHIGH confidence
Polyphenols within MD and polyphenol-rich herbs—such as coffee, green tea, black tea, and yerba maté—have shown clinically-meaningful benefits on metabolic and microvascular activities, cholesterol and fasting glucose lowering, and anti-inflammation and anti-oxidation in high-risk and T2DM patients.
Why this rating
Supported by clinical trials and mechanistic studies.
Source
Functional Foods and Lifestyle Approaches for Diabetes Prevention and Management
Ahmad Alkhatib et al. · Nutrients · 2017
DOI 10.3390/nu9121310
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