Dietary Recommendation for Flavanols Found in Tea

Tea News for the week ending October 14

Podcast Episode 88

Consuming 400-600 ml of Flavan-3-ols May Reduce the Risk of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease

Following years of discussion, nutrition researchers published the first intake recommendations for a bioactive compound and are now pressing the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to add plant-based flavanols to their dietary recommendations due to their significant health benefits.

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Editor | Publisher | Podcaster | Consultant | Journalist Dan is the founder of Tea Journey Magazine, the Tea Biz Podcast and Blog, and a contributing editor at STiR coffee and tea. He is the former editor and publisher of Tea Magazine, former editor and publisher of World Tea News, and former editor-in-chief at Specialty Coffee Retailer, then headquartered in San Francisco. Dan has traveled the tea lands, speaking on retail beverage trends in Canada and the United States and at conferences in Europe, China, India, Australia, the Middle East, South America, and Africa.

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