| Drinking coffee, especially when it is | | | | coffee per day were 21 percent less likely |
| decaffeinated, will be associated with a | | | | than those who drank no coffee to be |
| reduced risk of type 2 diabetes, according to | | | | diagnosed suffering from diabetes; those who |
| a report in the Sept 26 issue of Archives of | | | | drank more than five cups of decaffeinated |
| Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives | | | | coffee per day had a 32 percent reduction in |
| journals. The link between coffee and | | | | risk compared with those who drank |
| diabetes risk appears to be very consistent | | | | none.Overall caffeine intake did not appear |
| across different ages and body weights; in | | | | to be much related to diabetes risk, further |
| addition, most research has found that the | | | | suggesting that some other ingredient in |
| more coffee an individual drinks, the lower | | | | coffee was also responsible. "Magnesium, for |
| his or her risk for diabetes. However, it | | | | which coffee is a good source, can explain |
| remains unclear whether it is the caffeine or | | | | some of the inverse relation between coffee |
| any other ingredient in coffee, which may | | | | intake and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| confer a protective effect.Mark A. Pereira, | | | | through known helpful effects on the |
| Ph.D., and colleagues at the University of | | | | carbohydrate metabolism," the authors write. |
| Minnesota, Minneapolis, had studied coffee | | | | However, the study found no relation between |
| intake and diabetes risk in the 28,812 | | | | Magnesium and diabetes risk. Other minerals |
| postmenopausal women in Iowa over a 12-year | | | | and nutrients found in the coffee bean |
| period. At the beginning of the study, in | | | | including compounds known as polyphenols, |
| 1986, the women answered questions about the | | | | which have also been shown to help the body |
| risk factors for diabetes, including age, | | | | process carbohydrates and antioxidants, which |
| body mass index, physical activity, alcohol | | | | might protect cells in the insulin producing |
| consumption and other smoking history. They | | | | pancreas can contribute to its beneficial |
| also reported how often they consumed a | | | | effects and needs to be examined in future |
| variety of foods and these beverages over the | | | | studies.Adam Akelis is a professional |
| previous year, including regular and | | | | copywriter |
| decaffeinated coffee.Based on this | | | | |
| information reported in the initial | | | | who has a sound knowledge on coffee, his all |
| questionnaire, about half of the women | | | | time favorite drink. Not only Adam, |
| (14,224) drank one to two cups of coffee per | | | | |
| day; 2,876 drank more than six cups; 5,553 | | | | there are lot of coffee lovers all over the |
| four to five cups; 3,232 less than one cup; | | | | world interested in knowing the |
| and 2,927 none. Over the following 12 years, | | | | |
| 1,417 of the women reported on surveys, which | | | | benefits on coffee intake. To know more on |
| they had been newly diagnosed with type 2 | | | | coffee, its types (such as gourmet coffee, |
| diabetes. After adjusting the data for some | | | | Instant Coffee, Cains Coffee, Costa Coffee, |
| of the other diabetes risk factors, women who | | | | Alterra Coffee, Cappuccino,... |
| drank more than five cups of any type of | | | | |