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Call for large trial to see if kombucha helps Type 2 diabetes after 'very promising' results

news.sky.com Call for large trial to see if kombucha helps Type 2 diabetes after 'very promising' results

The study's lead author hails the outcome of the small study and calls on others to test the findings on a bigger scale.

The ancient fermented tea drink has grown in popularity in recent years due to a range of purported health and energy benefits, though evidence to support many of the claims is thin.

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The health benefits of fermented food in general are widely underestimated. And the huge negative impact of things like sugar and alcohol on your microbiome as well.
- Kombucha contains both sugar and alcohol
  
  I don't know how kombucha might be "good" for type 2 diabetics. The test sample in this study was of 12 people, I don't think any conclusion can be drawn yet.
  
  Guys, is alcohol made from fermented food? Is that really true? /s
  
  *too much of
  
  I recently watched a YouTube video of someone making Kombucha and when they added in the large amount of sugar I thought that there is no way it is "healthy". Ive never tried kombucha so I don't know how sweet it should be, but I'm hoping that recipe was the outlier

Link to the study because the news never does: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2023.1190248/full

I can't imagine the impact is going to be very big but a large study saying fermented food is potentially helpful or neutral or bad...sure, I'll take it.

My wife and I recently started making Kombucha to help with my IBS and have been flabbergasted at how stupid easy it is. If you're someone who likes Kombucha, just go for it. It's literally so easy to make.

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