Published on June 3rd, 2013
A new study published in February 2013 indicates that caffeinated coffee intake protects against diabetes in women. Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure, non-traumatic lower-limb amputations and new cases of blindness, as well as a major cause of heart disease and stroke among adults in the United States. The risk for death among individuals with diabetes is approximately twice that of individuals of similar age who don’t have diabetes.
The subjects included 75,140 adults between 45 and 75 years of age. The subjects completed questionnaires regarding diet and lifestyle. The researchers followed the subjects for 14 years to identify the development of diabetes.
During the follow-up period, the researchers identified 8,582 cases of diabetes. The investigators found that, among women, three cups of coffee or more per day was associated with a 34 percent decrease in the risk of developing diabetes compared to the women that drink less than one cup per day. The researchers showed that among the male subjects, drinking three cups of coffee or more per day reduced the risk of developing diabetes by 11 percent compared to the men that drank less than one cup of coffee per day.
For coffee, the researchers demonstrated a decrease in risk of diabetes with three cups or more per day of 35 percent for men and 14 percent for women. The investigators did not find a significant association between decaffeinated coffee intake and the risk of developing diabetes.
The investigators stated, “In this multiethnic population, regular, but not decaffeinated, coffee intake was much more protective against diabetes in women of all ethnic groups than in men.”
Reference:
Doo T, et al. Public Health Nutr. 2013 Feb 27:1-9. [Epub ahead of print.]
http://www.wholehealthinsider.com/blood-sugar/caffeinated-coffee-related-to-decreased-risk-of-diabetes/
