Drinking tea could help reduce your chance of getting diabetes

BOSTON -- Drinking tea could help reduce your chance of getting diabetes but you may need to drink a lot of it to get that benefit.

Research being presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes looked at data on more than a million adults and found that drinking at least four cups of black, green, or oolong tea a day was associated with a 17% lower risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. 

Tea contains antioxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds which could also help reduce the risk of heart disease and cancer.