Drinking four or five cups of tea or coffee a day can help reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes
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Drinkers of tea and coffee have a lower chance of developing type 2 diabetes, new evidence shows.
A recent investigation by researchers in Archives of Internal Medicine has found that those who drink on average 4 or 5 cups of coffee or tea a day can lower their risk of diabetes by a fifth or more. The investigation involved nearly 500,000 people, and could be key to the future prevention of diabetes.
Type 2 diabetes normally develops around the age of 40, when the body cannot make enough insulin, or the insulin that it produces doesn’t work properly. This type of diabetes is treated with diet and exercise, and medication is often required too.
However, the study also found that the participants who drank on average 4 to 5 cups of decaffeinated coffee lowered their risk of getting the disease by a third, rather than a fifth. This has lead researchers to believe that the link to risk reduction of diabetes is unlikely to be from the caffeine present in tea and coffee.
Lead researcher Dr Rachel Huxley, from the University of Sydney in Australia, said instead that other compounds in coffee and tea - including magnesium and antioxidants known as lignans or chlorogenic acids - may be involved.
Yet, although we don’t know why these drinks reduce the risk of diabetes, no-one can deny that this new information is intriguing and possibly even groundbreaking in diabetes research. The authors of the study would certainly agree. Dr Huxley says, “The identification of the active components of these beverages would open up new therapeutic pathways for the primary prevention of diabetes mellitus. If such beneficial effects were observed in interventional trials to be real, the implications for the millions of individuals who have diabetes mellitus, or who are at future risk of developing it, would be substantial”.
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It’s really very stunning search coz. which people have diabetes usually avoid the tea and coffee.
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It is good to hear that Tea and coffee and help prevent diabetes especially the type 2 diabetes.
A very interesting article on diabetes, and a possible preventative measures for type 2 diabetes. I knew my habit of coffee in the morning gave me my daily antioxidants. Learning my morning habit to awaken to start a day had more possible benefits is wonderful. Though having lived with a diabetic the subject of blood sugars and drink content comes to mind. A question of the Carb count in the coffee or tea comes to mind. Do the researchers mentioned take in the American Diabetes Association’s food chart for knowing what a diabetic eats and drinks? The amount of sweetener people put into their coffee and tea can have a large impact on their insulin load. Most Diabetics have to monitor the Carb count of foods, and take into consideration if adding sugar to coffee or tea is even permissible. The diets for type 2 diabetes stress more natural sugars found in fruits, and eating less processed sugars. Would the Ginger Bread Latte at Starbucks be adjusted for with the trials? Americans on average drink enough coffee to get a daily amount of antioxidants. Coffee is drank more often than tea, with tea being a substitute for those trying limit caffeine. Green tea is a popular fad for many health conscious people. Could we, as Americans, already have a preventative care technique built into our fast passed lifestyle that will help reduce the amount of Type 2 diabetics? It has a good sound to it, but I feel the caloric goodness of our coffee culture could limit the effects of the research findings from this study. Mostly I drink my coffee straight and black, but I do like treating myself with a caffeine confection once and awhile. I am also closing in on 40 years of age. Knowing my regular coffee habit might be a good one brings me hope I can avoid diabetes myself.
Sincerely,
Donald from Hemroids Treatment
a good article - i know many people don’t drink tea or coffee for this very reason. as long as you don’t take too much sugar in them, i can’t see the problem.
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Melbourne Accommodation
2010 06 24
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