American society is currently suffering from a metabolic pandemic, with the typical person experiencing a high level of stress to major organs including the pancreas. The insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas are easily damaged, which can lead to type 1 diabetes or in lesser cases to part of the metabolic malfunction that results in weight gain and a high risk for eventual type 2 diabetes. A new study shows that natural compounds, the EGCG extract of green tea and quercetin, offer significant protection.
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