Coffee, tea and not me, but you, might be the order of the day if you are concerned about Type 2 diabetes. New Australian research shows that coffee and tea may have a beneficial effect in preventing people from developing the seemingly near epidemic Type 2 version of the disease.
The conclusions are published in the Dec. 14/28 2009 issue of the "Archives of Internal Medicine." According to the study, the more coffee you drink, the lower your risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. For every cup of coffee, there was an associated 7 percent reduction in the risk of diabetes.
The study's lead author, Rachel Huxley, an associate professor and director of the renal and metabolic division at The George Institute for International Health at the University of Sydney in Australia said:
"There is good evidence that consumption of coffee, including decaffeinated coffee, and tea is independently associated with a reduced risk of developing type 2 diabetes."
The fact that decaffeinated coffee is included in the positive results indicates that it's not solely caffeine that is the "magic bullet" in this research. Huxley and her colleagues reviewed 18 previously completed studies that included 457,922 people. Six of those studies included information on decaffeinated coffee intake. Seven of them included data on tea.
Those who drank three to four cups of coffee daily had about a 25 percent reduction in their risk of developing Type 2 diabetes in comparison to those who drank no coffee or one to two cups daily. As noted above, for every cup of coffee consumed each day, the risk of developing diabetes dropped by about 7 percent.
Researchers would not go so far as to determine a per-cup benefit from tea or decaf coffee, as the research was less, but overall results for decaffeinated coffee and tea were also positive. Those drinking three to four cups of decaffeinated coffee per day lowered their risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by about one-third. Those drinking three to four cups of tea daily lowered their risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by about one-fifth in comparison to those who didn't drink tea.
Written by Michael Santo
HULIQ.com
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#1 ok... and what is the final
ok... and what is the final decision?
It is coffee tea good for diabetes?
#2 Coffee, Tea Might Stave Off Type-2 Diabetes
I drink green tea, coffee, and black tea daily. I can feel it initiate chemistry adjustment for daytime function, and at night I drink a cup of coffee before bed. The chemistry it brings together helps me sleep. Odd? I guess so. The sensation I get is as if a void in my chemistry were being fused, and the resuming energy flow allows me to relax. I avoid sugar in it. At most without any kind of sweetener is best, although sometimes honey enables the relaxation process. I have blood sugar checks every once in a while, and it checks out normal.
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#3 I avoid sugar in it. At most
I avoid sugar in it. At most without any kind of sweetener is best, although sometimes honey enables the relaxation process.keyword