Four cups of coffee a day protects against diabetes

Celebrated today in the world of World Diabetes Day was marked by the publication of the report of the Institute for Scientific Information on Coffee from Switzerland. Its authors claim that drinking four cups of the drink lowers risk of developing Type II diabetes by 25%.

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Risk of diabetes can be reduced by one quarter when drinking every day for 4 cups of coffee. Swiss researchers found that filtered coffee decaffeinated, as used at lunchtime, It has the most significant effect in diabetes prevention . The authors of the study have shown that coffee consumption does not increase the risk of cancer or stroke.

However, other experts argue that the best method of diabetes prevention It is to maintain a healthy weight. Swiss researchers found that risk of diabetes is reduced by 7-8% with each subsequent increase daily dose of coffee per cup. The report says that such Preventive strength coffee has several possible explanations.

So, coffee affects insulin sensitivity. Research in 2014 showed, Japanese men with the highest consumption of coffee are protected from development insulin resistance, if of normal weight. Another reason for preventive power of coffee is the fact that this drink people usually drink instead of the calorie alternatives containing sugar, which lead to weight gain. Note that excessive doses of coffee are harmful to the body, since having an excessive tonic effect. (READ MORE)

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