There are powerful little chemical compounds in tea -- called polysaccharides -- that may do your blood sugar a bit of good.

    And one of the best ways to get them? Black tea. Researchers recently discovered that the polysaccharides in black tea may be tops over those in green or oolong teas. Make mine black!

    Power in the Polysaccharides

    People in Japan and China have long touted black tea's blood sugar benefits. And now, researchers are taking a look at the components of black tea that may play a role. When researchers extracted the polysaccharides in black tea and examined their effects on a cellular level, something interesting happened. The black tea polysaccharides exhibited blood sugar stabilizing properties -- even more so than the polysaccharides in both green and oolong teas. Researchers suspect there may be something unique about the chemical composition of black tea polysaccharides that boosts their blood sugar benefits.

    Take Charge of Your Sugar

    Because the researchers were doing a cell study, it's not clear if drinking brewed tea will have the same benefits. But researchers already know that black tea is bursting with health-promoting antioxidants. So there's no reason to sit on the sidelines tapping your foot. Drink up! And here are some additional strategies for controlling blood sugar:

    在茶中有少量強大效力化學多糖成分，對你的血糖有好處。

    得到它們的最好方法之一是喝紅茶。近來研究者發現，紅茶中的多糖在綠茶和烏龍茶之上。我要喝紅茶！

    強大功效的多糖

    日本人和中國人長期宣傳紅茶的血糖效益。現在研究者看到紅茶成分可以起到這種作用。當研究者從紅茶中提取多糖并在細胞水平檢查它的效用，發生了某些有趣的事情。紅茶多糖表現出血糖穩定性能，甚至比綠茶和烏龍茶中的多糖更多。研究者猜想在紅茶多糖化學成分有某些獨特的東西，能增強它的血糖功效。

    為你的糖負責

    因為研究者進行了細胞研究，不清楚如果喝釀造的茶是不是有同樣作用。但研究者早就知道紅茶富含促進健康的抗氧化劑。你沒理由翹著二郎腿坐著觀望。干杯！這是你控制血糖的又一方法。