My fiance is an avid coffee drinker. He drinks atleast one cup a day. My best friend has been a loyal Starbucks member since her teenage years. Drinking atleast one Grande Ice White Mocha a day. She is now 25 years old. Drinking coffee seem to be a religious ritual for some people. But there is some good news for those who can't seem to shake this teeth staining, bad-breath causing habit. According to the WebMD Health News, in a studying involved people at high-risk, drinking caffeinated coffee was found to reduce of developing type 2 dibetes by as much as 60%.
The study was performed by Besa Smith and colleagues at the University of California San Diego. The unique study was performed by following 910 adults, including some who were high-risk for type 2 diabetes for a time span of eight years. And the results showed that past and present drinkers reduced their risk by about 60%. Combined results from different studies involving more than 200,000 people also showed similar effects.
How is this possible? Researchese are not quite sure yet. "It appears that there are other compounds in coffee responsible for this," says researcher Besa Smith, MPH. There is not enough evidence to start promoting coffee as a method to fight diabetes. But it is a relief to know that those who turn to coffee for comfort or a pick-me-up can continue to do so without the guilty or fear of diabetes.
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