The ancient fermented tea drink has grown in popularity in recent years due to a range of purported health and energy benefits, though evidence to support many of the claims is thin.

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    The health benefits of fermented food in general are widely underestimated. And the huge negative impact of things like sugar and alcohol on your microbiome as well.

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        I don’t know how kombucha might be “good” for type 2 diabetics. The test sample in this study was of 12 people, I don’t think any conclusion can be drawn yet.

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        I recently watched a YouTube video of someone making Kombucha and when they added in the large amount of sugar I thought that there is no way it is “healthy”. Ive never tried kombucha so I don’t know how sweet it should be, but I’m hoping that recipe was the outlier

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          The bacteria eat up a most of the sugar however it has sugar in it. I was into the homemade stuff for a while and if you spilled it outside ants had a party there the next day and you could feel that sticky sweet residue.

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          If it is prior to fermentation, the bacteria will eat up most of the sugar and either make alcohol or carbonation.