Decaf coffee reduces diabetes risk, research shows

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Interesting. Something in coffee other than caffeine is doing the trick.

Drinking decaf coffee may reduce risk of diabetes.

Drinking decaffeinated coffee is associated with a lower risk of developing diabetes, research suggests.

A large US study of 28,000 women found that more than six cups of decaf coffee a day was linked with a 33% lower risk of diabetes compared with no coffee.

There was a much smaller reduced risk in women who drank caffeinated coffee.

The 11-year-long study in Archives of Internal Medicine suggests that in contrast to other research, caffeine intake does not reduce diabetes risk.

The researchers from the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota analysed data from postmenopausal women who took part in the Iowa women’s health study between 1986 and 1997.

At the beginning of the study none of the women had diabetes or cardiovascular disease.

Coffee consumption was ascertained with a series of questionnaires and women were also asked about their risk factors for diabetes, including age, body mass index, physical activity, alcohol consumption and smoking history.

Taking into account the other factors, compared with non-coffee drinkers, women who had six cups of coffee a day had a 22% reduced risk of developing diabetes.

But when the researchers analysed the data for women who drank decaffeinated and caffeinated coffee separately they found the risk reduction was ‘considerably’ greater in the decaf group and they concluded that caffeine was not causing the reduction in diabetes.

Source: bbc.co.uk

Ok, so…drink decaf coffee from now on? I’ve quitted drinking coffee since this February, and the quitting is easier than I’ve originally thought. Anyway, lifestyle change, regular exercise, and proper diet are still better means of maintaining good health.