A team of scientists reported new evidence that drinking coffee may help prevent diabetes, which is expected largely because the caffeine content in coffee. This is the first findings that clearly link between caffeine and diabetes, which is shown in experiments on animals. The findings are published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, published by the American Chemical Society (ACS), Thursday (10/06/2010).
The researchers, Fumihiko Horio and colleagues, noted that recent research has shown that drinking coffee regularly can reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes. This disease affects millions of people in the United States and is increasing worldwide. However, little evidence from studies conducted on animals in laboratories, which used to do research that could not be done in humans.
The scientists fed the coffee to a group of rats in a laboratory which is used to study diabetes. Coffee consumption to prevent the development of high blood sugar and also improve insulin sensitivity in rats, thus reducing the risk of diabetes.
Coffee also provides other benefits such as favorable changes in the fatty liver and inflammation of adipocytokines associated with decreased risk of diabetes. This study also showed that caffeine might be "one of the anti-diabetic compounds are most effective in the coffee," the scientists said.
The researchers, Fumihiko Horio and colleagues, noted that recent research has shown that drinking coffee regularly can reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes. This disease affects millions of people in the United States and is increasing worldwide. However, little evidence from studies conducted on animals in laboratories, which used to do research that could not be done in humans.
The scientists fed the coffee to a group of rats in a laboratory which is used to study diabetes. Coffee consumption to prevent the development of high blood sugar and also improve insulin sensitivity in rats, thus reducing the risk of diabetes.
Coffee also provides other benefits such as favorable changes in the fatty liver and inflammation of adipocytokines associated with decreased risk of diabetes. This study also showed that caffeine might be "one of the anti-diabetic compounds are most effective in the coffee," the scientists said.
