Can Coffee Reduce The Risk Of Diabetes?
Author: Tiara James

Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or
properly use insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to
convert sugar, starches and other food into energy needed for
daily life. The cause of diabetes continues to be a mystery,
although both genetics and environmental factors such as
obesity and lack of exercise appear to play roles.

Coffee reduces risk of diabetes
Research suggests that people who drink coffee are less likely
to get type 2 diabetes. It isn't known whether the caffeine or
some other ingredient in coffee is responsible for its
protective effects.

The researchers wanted to see whether there is a link between
diabetes and drinking coffee and green, black, and oolong tea.
Participants completed a detailed questionnaire about their
health, lifestyle habits, and how much coffee and tea they
drank. The questionnaire was repeated at the end of the 5-year
follow-up period.

When other factors were accounted for, researchers found that
the more green tea and coffee participants drank, the less
likely they were to get diabetes. People who drank six cups or
more of green tea or three or more cups of coffee each day were
about one-third less likely to get diabetes. The link was
stronger in women than in men. No pattern was seen with black
or oolong tea. (see Diabetes Symptoms)

Vitamin D and Calcium May Lower the Risk for Type 2 Diabetes in
Women
A lack of vitamin D and calcium may be linked to getting type 2
diabetes. More than 80,000 women who took part in the Nurses'
Health Study. Over the course of 20 years, over 4,800 women
developed type 2 diabetes. The researchers found that a
combined intake of over 1,200 milligrams of calcium and over
800 units of vitamin D was linked with a 33% lower risk for
type 2 diabetes (as compared to women who took much smaller
amounts of calcium and vitamin D). The results show that
consuming higher amounts of vitamin D and calcium help lower
the risk for type 2 diabetes in women.

Diabetes is a disorder characterized by hyperglycemia or
elevated blood glucose (blood sugar). Our bodies function best
at a certain level of sugar in the bloodstream. If the amount
of sugar in our blood runs too high or too low, then we
typically feel bad. Diabetes is the name of the condition where
the blood sugar level consistently runs too high. Diabetes is
the most common endocrine disorder.