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Drinking coffee lowers diabetes risk, study confirms

MONTREAL - Drinking coffee may help prevent Type 2 diabetes, according to a large-scale study in Finland, where the coffee consumption is among the highest in the world.

The 12-year study of more than 13,000 healthy men and women suggests the more coffee you drink, the greater the protection against Type 2 diabetes.

Coffee is the most consumed beverage in the world, and Finns drink more per capita than any other nationality, according to international statistics. The Finnish typically drink filtered coffee with little or no milk, the researchers said.

Participants filled out a questionnaire on their medical history, socioeconomic factors such as education, physical activity, smoking status, and alcohol, coffee and tea consumption.
Drinking three to four cups of coffee a day was associated with a 28 per cent reduced risk of diabetes. Drinking 10 cups a day cut the risk by 79 per cent in women and 55 per cent in men.

In the study in the March 10 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association, Dr. Jaakko Tuomilehto, of the National Public Health Institute in Helsinki, and colleagues don't explain the association, although they suggest something other than caffeine is behind it.

"Maybe it has effects at the level of the liver, which might inhibit the liver from producing glucose," said nutrition researcher Dr. R?jeanne Gougeon of the McGill University Health Centre.

Scientists know caffeine stimulates pancreatic cells to secrete insulin, the body's blood glucose regulator. Since people with Type 2 diabetes do not produce enough insulin, glucose remains in the blood vessels and can eventually cause damage.
Marc Aras of Diabetes Quebec worries the study could mislead people into thinking coffee is all that's needed to prevent diabetes.

"It's a very complex disease," said Aras. "To avoid something of this complexity, you have to do whatever you have to do in your life and not limit yourself to only one quick fix."

It's long been established that good nutrition, weight control and exercise are the best ways to prevent diabetes. The coffee effect might prove to be a healthy bonus from the daily jolt.

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i can consume sugar and drink coffee!!