A natural tea extract called Green Rooibos might help protect insulin-producing cells in the pancreas from damage caused by stress and bad fats, keeping more of them alive—and it does this in a way...

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In vitro comparison of various antioxidants and flavonoids from Rooibos as beta cell protectants against lipotoxicity and oxidative stress-induced cell death

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In vitro comparison of various antioxidants and flavonoids from Rooibos as beta cell protectants against lipotoxicity and oxidative stress-induced cell death

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268551

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When sugar-producing cells in rats are under stress, a green tea-like drink from rooibos plants helps them survive by turning down genes that cause cell death—without turning on the body’s usual antioxidant defense system.

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