Drinking coffee may help prevent type 2 diabetes mellitus and if you don't drink coffee, taking caffeine supplements may help as well, a study in European Journal of
Nutrition suggests.
X.Jiang and colleagues from Qingdao University in Qingdao, China conducted the review and found strong evidence indicating that coffee and caffeine intake is associated with significantly reduced risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus.
The meta-analysis of prospective studies shows that those with the highest intake of coffee were 29% less likely to develop type 2 diabetes mellitus, compared with those with the lowest intake.
Those who drunk the highest amount of decaffeinated coffee were associated with 21% reduced risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus, compared with those with the lowest intake. T he highest intake of caffeine was correlated with 30% reduced risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Those associations of coffee and incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus were stronger in women, nonsmokers and subjects with body mass index lower than 25 kg/m2, the study revealed.
A two-cup-per-day increment in coffee intake was linked to 12% reduced risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus.
For decaffeinated coffee (2 cups per day) and caffeine (200 mg per day), the reduction was 11% and 14% respectively.
The Chinese researchers concluded "Coffee and caffeine intake might significantly reduce the incidence of T 2DM (type 2 diabetes mellitus)."
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is easy to prevent in many cases. Studies have shown that taking 6 grams of curcumin daily for 3 months prevent type 2 diabetes mellitus in men and women with pre-diabetes.
Cinnamon and bitter melon can also be used to prevent the disease, which affects an estimated 25 million Americans. (David Liu)
