New research has discovered that drinking coffee may lower inflammation and reduce the risk of developing diabetes.
The study, published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that people who drink coffee are 50 per cent less likely to develop type 2 diabetes compared to people who do not consume coffee.
“Extensive research has revealed that coffee drinking exhibits both beneficial and aggravating health effects, Study Co- Author Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos of the department of Nutrition and Dietetics at Harokopio University in Athens, Greece told Reuters.
Panagiotakos added that “An inverse relation between coffee intake and diabetes has been reported in many prospective studies whereas some have yielded insignificant results.”
In 2001 and 2002, the researchers selected a random sample of more than 1,300 men and women age 18 years and older in Athens.
The participants filled out dietary questionnaires including questions about coffee drinking frequency.
Habitual coffee drinkers were 54 per cent less likely to develop diabetes compared to non-coffee drinkers, the researchers reported in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
The researchers concluded that they cannot accurately confirm whether drinking more coffee actually prevents diabetes, but they are closer to proving a cause-and-effect relationship.