1-2 cups of coffee per day cuts risk of diabetes in half

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People who drink 1-2 cups of coffee per day are 53 percent less likely to develop diabetes according to a study from Greece. More than 3 Cups per Day

No effect on diabetes in people drinking more than 3 cups per day

Those drinking more than 3 cups per day were 5 percent more likely develop diabetes, but this was not statistically significant, meaning that it could have been due to random chance.

 

Conclusion

Conclusion: 1-2 cups of coffee reduces the risk of diabetes

“The data presented suggest that moderate coffee drinking [1-2 cups per day] is associated with a lower likelihood of having diabetes, after adjusting for various potential confounders,” the authors concluded.

“Increased coffee intake [more than 3 cups per day] [is] not associated with diabetes prevalence.”

 

Subjects

Subjects: 500 men, 437 women, 65-100 years-old

The study looked at 500 men and 437 women who were 65- to 100-years-old who were from the Mediterranean islands of Cyprus, Mitilini, Samothraki, Cephalonia, Corfu and Crete.

84% drank coffee

Eighty-four percent (84%) of participants reported drinking coffee.

Drank coffee for 30 years

Coffee drinkers reported that they had consumed coffee for at least 30 years.

Boiled coffee

A majority of them drank boiled coffee.

 

Other studies

Others studies have reported the same thing

A number of other studies have also reported that coffee lowers the risk of diabetes.

REFERENCE

Panagiotakos D, Lionis C, Zeimbekis A, Makri K, Bountziouka V, Economou M, Vlachou I, Micheli M, Tsakountakis N, Metallinos G, Polychronopoulos E. Long-term, moderate coffee consumption is associated with lower prevalence of diabetes mellitus among elderly non-tea drinkers from the mediterranean islands (medis study). Rev Diabet Stud. 2007 Summer, 4(2):105-11.

AUTHOR’S CONTACT INFORMATION

Department of Nutrition and Dietetics
Harokopio University
Athens, Greece

 

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