{"id":11955,"date":"2026-08-11T07:33:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T07:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/?p=11955"},"modified":"2026-08-11T07:39:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T07:39:02","slug":"preliminary-study-concerning-health-benefits-mediated-by-ceylon-black-tea-as-a-supplementary-beverage-for-favourable-glycaemic-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/?p=11955","title":{"rendered":"Preliminary Study Concerning Health Benefits Mediated by Ceylon Black Tea as a Supplementary Beverage for Favourable Glycaemic Control"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11955\" class=\"elementor elementor-11955\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c0cb7d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"2c0cb7d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e42cbf\" data-id=\"3e42cbf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76820ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76820ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Preliminary Study Concerning Health Benefits Mediated by Ceylon Black Tea as a Supplementary Beverage for Favourable Glycaemic Control<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e6ac9f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"e6ac9f1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a5fcb4\" data-id=\"4a5fcb4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-261389b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"261389b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\">A preliminary in vivo study using Wistar rats was successfully conducted through a research collaboration involving the Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IBMBB), University of Colombo; the Illinois Institute of Technology, USA; and Dilmah Ceylon Tea Company PLC as the industry partner.<br \/>The study investigated the effects of Ceylon black tea consumed with and without added sugar on glycaemic control, insulin response, insulin sensitivity, and insulin resistance.<\/p><p><iframe title=\"Pioneering Preliminary Study in Wistar Rats\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QxBZR2VTbns?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study of its kind to examine the effects of Ceylon black tea, particularly when consumed with added sugar, on overall glycaemic regulation while reflecting routine tea-consumption practices.<br \/>The findings of this preliminary study provide a scientific foundation for conducting a larger randomized controlled human trial to evaluate and establish the proposed health benefits of Ceylon black tea.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">The long-term objective of this research collaboration is to generate robust scientific evidence to support an internationally recognized health claim for Ceylon black tea. Such recognition would represent a significant advancement for the Sri Lankan tea industry, provide benefits to relevant stakeholders, strengthen the global positioning of Ceylon tea, and contribute positively to the national economy.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Research Leads<br \/>\u2022 Prof. Prasanna Galhena<br \/>\u2022 Prof. Indika Edirisinghe<br \/>\u2022 Dr. Visula Abeysuriya<br \/>\u2022 Dr. Anudini Liyanage<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Collaborating Institutions<br \/>\u2022 Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka<br \/>\u2022 Illinois Institute of Technology, USA<br \/>\u2022 Dilmah Ceylon Tea Company PLC, Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92ca3cc elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"92ca3cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 1\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Collaborative-research-involving-IBMBB-University-of-Colombo-Dilmah-Tea-Sri-Lanka-and-Illinois-Institute-of-Technology-Chicago-768x573.png\" alt=\"Collaborative research involving IBMBB, University of Colombo, Dilmah Tea, Sri Lanka, and Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Preliminary Study Concerning Health Benefits Mediated by Ceylon Black Tea as a Supplementary Beverage for Favourable Glycaemic Control A preliminary in vivo study using Wistar rats was successfully conducted through a research collaboration involving the Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IBMBB), University of Colombo; the Illinois Institute of Technology, USA; and Dilmah Ceylon Tea Company PLC as the industry partner. The study investigated the effects of Ceylon black tea consumed with and without added sugar on glycaemic control, insulin response, insulin sensitivity, and insulin resistance. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study of its kind to examine the effects of Ceylon black tea, particularly when consumed with added sugar, on overall glycaemic regulation while reflecting routine tea-consumption practices. The findings of this preliminary study provide a scientific foundation for conducting a larger randomized controlled human trial to evaluate and establish the proposed health benefits of Ceylon black tea. The long-term objective of this research collaboration is to generate robust scientific evidence to support an internationally recognized health claim for Ceylon black tea. Such recognition would represent a significant advancement for the Sri Lankan tea industry, provide benefits to relevant stakeholders, strengthen the global positioning of Ceylon tea, and contribute positively to the national economy. Research Leads \u2022 Prof. Prasanna Galhena \u2022 Prof. Indika Edirisinghe \u2022 Dr. Visula Abeysuriya \u2022 Dr. Anudini Liyanage Collaborating Institutions \u2022 Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka \u2022 Illinois Institute of Technology, USA \u2022 Dilmah Ceylon Tea Company PLC, Sri Lanka<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":183,"featured_media":11957,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"pgc_meta":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archive","category-news-home"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-19 07:55:34","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category"},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11955","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/183"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11955"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11955\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11961,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11955\/revisions\/11961"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}