 |
| Credit: blog.seattlecoffeegear.com |
Moderate coffee consumption may reduce risk of diabetes by up to 25 percent
Drinking three to four cups of coffee per day may help to prevent type 2 diabetes according to research highlighted in a session report published by the Institute for Scientific Information on Coffee (ISIC), a not-for-profit organisation devoted to the study and disclosure of science related to coffee and health.
Recent
scientific evidence has consistently linked regular, moderate coffee
consumption with a possible reduced risk of developing type 2 diabetes. An update
of this research and key findings presented during a session at the 2012 WorldCongress on Prevention of Diabetes and Its Complications (WCPD) is summarised
in the report.
The
report outlines the epidemiological evidence linking coffee consumption to
diabetes prevention, highlighting research that shows three to four cups of
coffee per day is associated with an approximate 25 per cent lower risk of
developing type 2 diabetes, compared to consuming none or less than two cups
per day.
The
report notes that the association between coffee consumption and a reduced risk
of type 2 diabetes could be seen as counter intuitive, as drinking coffee is
often linked to unhealthier habits, such as smoking and low levels of physical
activity.
The
report puts forward some of the key mechanistic theories that underlie the
possible relationship between coffee consumption and the reduced risk of
diabetes. These included the 'Energy Expenditure Hypothesis', which suggests
that the caffeine in coffee stimulates metabolism and increases energy
expenditure and the 'Carbohydrate Metabolic Hypothesis', whereby it is thought
that coffee components play a key role by influencing the glucose balance
within the body. There is also a subset of theories that suggest coffee
contains components that may improve insulin sensitivity though mechanisms such
as modulating inflammatory pathways, mediating the oxidative stress of cells,
hormonal effects or by reducing iron stores.
###
The above story is based on the December 4, 2012
news release by European Science Foundation,
No comments:
Post a Comment