Nutrition Research Brief

2026-06-28

MW tea lowered meal glucose in 20 adults

A small randomized crossover trial found that a 95:5 mulberry leaf and water chestnut husk tea lowered post-meal interstitial glucose after a rice breakfast and showed a moderate second-meal effect at lunch. The practical takeaway is conservative: unsweetened mulberry-leaf tea may be reasonable to try before high-starch meals, but the evidence is limited to a 20-person acute study in healthy young adults.

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