Coffee and Diabetes

Posted on July 4, 2008 in Latest News

There is many an avid coffee drinker round the globe as are diabetics. The effects of coffee on blood sugar has been a contentious issue since quite a while and repeated research work results in proving for and against earlier work.

Early research showed a positive influence

A Finnish study, reported in 2004, suggested a 30% reduction in type 2 diabetes risk among people who drank three or four cups of coffee a day. Women in the study who drank 10 or more cups a day showed a 79% reduction in risk.

A 2006 study showed that drinking caffeinated coffee was found to reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by as much as 60% in a newly published study that included people at high risk for the disease. Even those who used to drink coffee but quit were less likely to develop diabetes than those who never drank it. The new study was published in the November issue of the journal Diabetes Care.

Current research

A 2008 research suggests that Daily consumption of caffeine in coffee, tea or soft drinks increases blood sugar levels for people with type 2 diabetes. Caffeine pills equivalent to four cups of coffee a day increased blood sugar levels by 8% over the day, US researchers report in Diabetes Care.

Cutting caffeine out of the diet may help diabetics control their blood sugar levels, the team said. But UK experts said more research was needed before advice could be given.

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