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Suppression of increased blood glucose levels in mice by Awa-ban tea following oral administration of mono- and disaccharides

2014; Elsevier BV; Volume: 8; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.jff.2014.03.012

2214-9414

Miki Hiasa, Megumi Kurokawa, Hiroshi Akita, Masatomo Harada, Kengo Niki, Kana Ohta, Masaki Shoji, Noriko Echigo, Takashi Kuzuhara,

Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments

Awa-ban tea is a uniquely flavored, pickled and anaerobically fermented tea found only in the Tokushima prefecture in the Shikoku region of Japan. Diabetes is a major health problem worldwide. Here, we report that Awa-ban tea suppressed the increase in blood glucose levels after oral administration of maltose, sucrose, or glucose in mice (n = 9–54). Awa-ban tea suppressed the area under the curve (AUC) of blood glucose by 72–83%. Thus, we propose that Awa-ban tea can be used as an alternative functional beverage for diabetes prevention.