– I know well the small dose I take every morning, says Ida Nyborg (26).
Have you heard about kombucha? Teen is not only trendy, but some also believe it to be clean wonderful beverage.
One of those who have gotten a taste for kombucha, Ida Nyborg from Elverum.
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– I’ve struggled with indigestion and irritable bowel. Kombucha is full of good bacteria that the gut has good advantage of. I started drinking it for a year and a half ago, and marked a big difference in a short time, says 26-year-old.
Popular in USA
The drink has been very popular in the US For several years now, and kombucha drinks is expected to sell for over $ 500 million this year. It reports Bevnet, a testing and news site for beverages industry. Also in Norway is drink more and more popular. Now there including own Kombucha-brewery, serving on some organic cafés, and an increasing number of stock the home.
Kombucha is made by adding sugar and starter cultures, often called kombucha mother or Scoby ( see fact box), a sweet tea, and let this ferment (ferment) in one to four weeks. When the tea ferment, the sugar “eaten” by the bacteria and yeast that are skobyen. A finished beverage contains three to six percent sugar and one to three percent alcohol, and is said to contain both B vitamins and antioxidants.
Many who make kombucha, gives Scoby away free to kombucha-beginners. Namely, they are very hardy and can therefore be sent by mail.– There are many Facebook groups where people want to give this away. I’ve even given away for many, says Nyborg, who has written about the teen on his blog.
Health Effect?
It has been claimed that teen gives a number of health benefits, including detox effect in the liver and kidneys, stronger immune system, better digestion and weight loss. But is it really so?
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– It is important to be aware that these are only allegations that have not been confirmed through studies on humans. What has been done research on kombucha is laboratory research and few studies on rats and mice, says Lise von Krogh, nutritionist and founder of Bramat.no.
She shows including a report from the BC Centre for Disease Control.
Von Krogh also says that it either can not be confirmed that kombucha is a source of antioxidants and B vitamins.
– theoretically possible to imagine that the contents of beneficial bacteria, probiotics can be beneficial to our intestinal flora. But there is currently no research to confirm this. Nor is evidence that kombucha may improve the immune system as some allege, says von Krogh.
She recently wrote an article about kombucha on Bramat.no.
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Adverse effects
It has been reported about adverse effects of kombucha, such as stomach problems, yeast infection and nausea. There have also been a few cases of severe disease, such as liver failure in an HIV patient, jaundice, and severe acidosis (high acid levels in the body) by high consumption of kombucha.
Lise von Krogh believes that healthy people safe drinking kombucha.
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– But you have weak immune system, you should be careful with kombucha, particularly home-brewed. If you receive medical treatment or serious illness so it may be wise to exercise caution since the drink contains both bacteria and yeast, and we do not know how it acts on the body or by different diseases, she said.
Ida Nyborg supports dietician .– You can not guarantee that it works for everyone, and everyone should take precautions. One must drink it in moderation, says Nyborg.
She is aware that one has not been able to document the effect on humans, but are experiencing even a clear health effect.
– It has been used in other cultures for years. There is a reason. Although I know well the small dose I take every morning, says Nyborg.
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