Drinking Coffee and Type 2 Diabetes

Filed in archive Diet , Research on December 3, 2008

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According to this report, people who drink at least three cups of coffee daily are actually reducing their risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Jaakko Tuomilehto, professor of Public Health at the University of Helsinki, said studies in his country found people who consumed more coffee were less likely to develop type 2 diabetes.

Those who consumed three to four cups of coffee cut their chances of developing the disease by nearly 30%, studies found, while women who drank up to 10 cups a day or more reduced their risk by 79%. Men who drank 10 or more cups of coffee a day reduced their chances by 55%.

Hmmm....too bad I already gave up coffee!