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:

在茶中有少量强大效力化学多糖成分，对你的血糖有好处。

得到它们的最好方法之一是喝红茶。近来研究者发现，红茶中的多糖在绿茶和乌龙茶之上。我要喝红茶！

强大功效的多糖

日本人和中国人长期宣传红茶的血糖效益。现在研究者看到红茶成分可以起到这种作用。当研究者从红茶中提取多糖并在细胞水平检查它的效用，发生了某些有趣的事情。红茶多糖表现出血糖稳定性能，甚至比绿茶和乌龙茶中的多糖更多。研究者猜想在红茶多糖化学成分有某些独特的东西，能增强它的血糖功效。

为你的糖负责

因为研究者进行了细胞研究，不清楚如果喝酿造的茶是不是有同样作用。但研究者早就知道红茶富含促进健康的抗氧化剂。你没理由翘着二郎腿坐着观望。干杯！这是你控制血糖的又一方法。