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Coffee can decrease the risk of type-2 diabetes
Feb 14, 2006, 19:42, Reviewed by: Dr. Priya Saxena
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It seems that one cup of coffee a day equated to a 13 percent reduction of type 2 diabetes risk, compared with 42 percent reduction for two to three cups a day and 47 percent reduction for four or more cups a day, the researchers said.
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By IANS,
Moderate consumption of coffee every day may lower risk of type-2 diabetes in younger and middle-aged women, says a study.
Earlier studies in US have found drinking more than two cups of coffee or tea a day could reduce the high risk of chronic liver disease. Now a new study by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston found drinking coffee was linked to a decreased risk of type-2 diabetes, reports the health portal News-Medical.
It seems that one cup of coffee a day equated to a 13 percent reduction of type 2 diabetes risk, compared with 42 percent reduction for two to three cups a day and 47 percent reduction for four or more cups a day, the researchers said.
There are apparently 20 million Americans with type-2 diabetes.
Dr. Rob M. van Dam and his colleague Dr Hu examined the association between habitual coffee consumption and risk of type-2 diabetes and related outcomes by monitoring a group of 88,259 women in the US enrolled in the long term Nurses Health Study.
The researchers admit they are unsure exactly how coffee affects the risk of type 2 diabetes. They warn against sudden increased coffee consumption to prevent the disease.
"More research needs to be done to clarify the link between drinking coffee and the risk of type-2 diabetes," they clarified. 
- Indo-Asian News Service
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