Type 2 diabetes - a fruit tea for the treatment of diabetes

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 A study on Zizyphus jujube tea for the treatment of type 2 diabetes was reported. Investigators from the Shahid Sadoughi University of Medicine and Health Sciences and other research institutions in Yazd, Iran, compared 116 people who were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and were over 30 years of age. Everyone is asked to eat a balanced diet. A group was also instructed to drink tea. After 12 weeks, the participants in the fruit tea group improved...

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  HbA1c - blood sugar control for the past 3 months,


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  LDL - low density lipoprotein or "bad" cholesterol,


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  LDL to HDL ratio - The amount of LDL divided by HDL or "good" cholesterol.

Scientists have concluded that fruit tea has a beneficial effect on all three measures, and they suggest doing more research to find out how jujube works.

Zizyphus jujube, commonly known as jujube or jujube, has medicinal value in traditional Chinese medicine. It has been used to treat...

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  anxiety,


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  insomnia,


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  Bad appetite, and


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  Digestive problem

2000. There is evidence that this fruit can also be used to treat certain types of cancer. It is said that this fruit has the taste of green apple when it is green and has a date when it matures.

100 grams of fruit contains 79 calories. 100 grams provides enough vitamin C for a healthy adult a day. It also provides the following percentages of recommended daily allowance [RDA]...

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  Calcium - 2%


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  Iron - 3%


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  Thiamine - 1%


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  Niacin - 4%


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  Riboflavin - 2%


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  Vitamin B6 - 4%


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  Vitamin A - 1%

VeganAmericanPrincess.com recommends the following ingredients for making jujube tea...

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  water,


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  Cut ginger root,


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  Cinnamon skin,


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  Cut Asian pears, and


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  Dates.

Jujube can usually be found in various farmers' markets, Asian and Indian markets, and health food supermarkets.

Jujube grows on trees native to Asia. This tree can grow shades and fruits. It is a small deciduous tree that also grows in California and the southwestern United States, Florida, the United States, Russia, the Middle East and Southern Europe...

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  It likes sandy soil, but it can also grow in other types of soil as long as it has sunlight.


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  It is drought tolerant, making it the most popular exotic fruit in the desert climate, although it must be watered to produce fruit. Fertilizer is unnecessary and trees can resist pests.


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  Fruits mature at different times, allowing growers to pick a tree for a few months. The picked fruit will not mature.

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