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Caffeine and Type 2 Diabetes

Filed in archive Developments , Diet , Notable , Research on January 16, 2008

Would caffeine be bad for diabetes control?

Caffeine and Type 2 Diabetes


According to this report, caffeine could interfere with the body's ability to handle blood sugar, thus worsening type 2 diabetes.

The team at Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina found a strong correlation between caffeine intake at mealtime and increased glucose and insulin levels among people with type 2 diabetes.

The American Diabetes Association says that at least 90 percent of the 17 million Americans diagnosed with diabetes have type 2, in which the body either does not produce enough insulin or cells ignore the insulin, which the body needs to convert food into energy.

The findings are significant enough that the researchers recommend people with diabetes consider reducing or eliminating caffeine from their diets.


So...if you have or if you are at a high risk of type 2 diabetes, you might want to consider cutting down on your caffeine (coffee, tea, etc.) intake.


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