dL It is noteworthy to situate these data in the context whereby health reports indicate a 23,6% incidence of diabetes in the Mauritian population (age 25-74) and further emphasize that for every known case of diabetes, there was one newly diagnosed case (Ministry of Health and Quality of Life, Mauritius, 2009). Consumption of the black tea infusate for 12 weeks significantly reduced the fasting glucose level by 20% in males and 15% in females. An antihyperglycemic effect of black tea can therefore be anticipated