Mahmoud Rafieian-Kopaei
1, Parisa Motamedi
2, Leila Vakili
3, Nahid Dehghani
4, Fereshte Kiani
5, Zahra Taheri
6, Sara Torkamaneh
7, Parto Nasri
8, Hamid Nasri
8*1 Medical Plants Research Center, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran
2 Environmental Health Engineering, Engineering Department, Health Faculty, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
3 Nour Medical Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
4 Young Researchers and Elite Club, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
5 Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
6 Social Health Determinants Research Center, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran
7 Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Khorasgan University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
8 Department of Nephrology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
*Corresponding Author: *Corresponding author: Prof. Hamid Nasri, Department of Nephrology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran., Email:
hamidnasri@med.mui.ac.ir
Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education:
Diabetic individuals may benefit from kidney protective efficacies of green tea, as well as its blood glucose regulatory impacts. Additionally, it should be noticed that, green tea may present a nontoxic, effective and inexpensive modality as a supplementary substance in diabetic patients.
Please cite this paper as: Rafieian-Kopaei M, Motamedi P, Vakili L, Dehghani N, Kiani F, Taheri Z, et al. Green tea and type 2 diabetes mellitus. J Nephropharmacol 2014; 3(1): 21-23.