Drinking more coffee daily can reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes. A study of the Harvard School of Public Health verified that the people who increased the amount of coffee they drank every day in more than one cup for a period of four years hadAn 11% lower risk of suffering from type 2 diabetes than those who did not make changes in their coffee consumption.In addition, the study shows that those that decreased their coffee consumption in more than one cup a day increased their risk of type 2 diabetes by 17%.
"Our results confirm those of previous studies that showed that higher coffee consumption was associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes," says Shilpa Bhupathiraju, main author.In his opinion, the most important thing is that these data "provide new evidence that changes in coffee consumption habit can affect the risk of type 2 diabetes in a relatively short period of time," said the ABC newspaper.
The researchers, whose work is published in "Diabetologia" analyzed data on coffee consumption with caffeine and decaffeinated tea in 48,464 women who participated in the Brigham and Women Health Study, in 47,510 women of the Nurses Health Study II and27,759 men who participated in the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study.Participants filled a questionnaire every four years about their diet.In total, 7,269 cases of type 2 diabetes were identified.
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The results showed that participants who increased their coffee consumption in more than one cup per day for a period of four years saw their risk of type 2 diabetes reduced by 11% for the next four years compared to those who had not madechanges in coffee consumption.However, those who reduced their daily coffee consumption in more than one cup (increased their risk of type 2 diabetes by almost 17 %. On the other hand, changes in decaffeinated coffee consumption and tea with caffeineThey modified the risk of type 2 diabetes.
"These results show that, for most people, coffee can be beneficial to health," says Frank Hu, lead author of the work.Now, he adds, «coffee is only one of the multiple factors that influence the risk of diabetes.More importantly, ”he says, is that the weight is controlled and exercised».
