A new study published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition has found that drinking coffee could lower inflammation and reduce the risk of developing diabetes, reports Fox News. In fact, it was found that people who drank coffee were about 50 percent less likely to develop type 2 diabetes compared to those who did not drink coffee.
The study was carried out in 2001 and 2002 with a sample of 1,300 men and women between the ages of 18 and 89. A questionnaire was used to assess the coffee drinking habits of the participants, as well as other lifestyle and dietary factors. Within the study an evaluation of oxidative stress and inflammatory markers was also performed, wherein scientists took blood tests from study participants.
Among the participants were 816 “casual” coffee drinkers, 385 “habitual” coffee drinkers and 239 non-coffee drinkers.
In a ten-year follow-up during 2011 and 2012, scientists found that of the original participants, 191 people had developed diabetes. Those who reported drinking more coffee were less likely to develop diabetes, Fox News reports. The researchers believe that the levels of serum amyloid in participants may explain the link between coffee and diabetes.
