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New Study Says Coffee Reduces the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

According to a new study published in the latest edition of Diabetes Care, coffee drinkers are less likely to develop diabetes than coffee abstainers.

Researchers at the University of California suggested that those having a cup of coffee a day cut the risk of having type 2 diabetes to 60 percent.

Moreover, it was said that those who used to drink coffee but quit are more protected against the disease than those who have always replaced the morning coffee with tea.

Experts stated that further studies are needed to see what makes coffee act as a barrier against diabetes.

"Our findings were very strong. The next step is to pinpoint the compounds in coffee responsible for this protective effect," said Besa Smith, co-author of the study.

Besa Smith and colleagues at the University of California monitored 910 adults for a period of eight years. At the beginning of the research all participants had to answer questions related to their coffee drinking habits.

Most people involved in the study were in their sixties and had increased blood sugar levels, meaning they were very likely to develop type 2 diabetes.

Although the study suggested coffee might have a protective effect against diabetes, the researchers avoided making any recommendations, as it is known that the drink increases the risk of heart diseases and strokes.