More Coffee, Less Diabetes
If you can’t face the world without your morning cup of coffee and even find yourself going back for seconds, you may be doing more than nudging your brain awake. You may be protecting yourself against the development of type 2 diabetes. And the more you drink, the lower your risk of developing the disease.
Those are the findings of a study published in the November issue of the journal, Diabetes Care. The research shows that drinking coffee reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes by up to 60%. The study was unique in that it involved participants who were already at high risk for developing type 2 diabetes due to impaired glucose tolerance, meaning their blood sugar levels were already higher than normal.
The research also indicates that even those who used to drink coffee but gave it up retain the diabetes protection.
So the next time you lay down some cash at Starbucks, you can consider it part of your medical expense budget.
Coffee May Protect Against Diabetes
I can always count on you to share with me the benefits of coffee, I only half jokingly say this if anyone ran an honest but entertaining blog called “Coffee Talk” it would be you. Still this is great to know, and I am going to refill my cup.
By Janus on November 6th, 2006 at 6:59 pm
Drink up, Janus.
By Andrea on November 7th, 2006 at 11:27 am
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