There is so much research these days into the effects of drinking coffee. No wonder, in fact, given that the world has gone a little coffee crazy and many of us enjoy drinking the beverage on a daily basis. It is important to work out the benefits and effects of the drink on our bodies – and there have been some very interesting research studies, which suggest that there is more than one potentially healthy side-effect of drinking caffeine.
One such study was in the news recently – it referred to a report in the American Chemical Society’s Journal of Agricultural & Food Chemistry. This research related to the suggestion that those who drink considerable amounts of coffee can reduce their chances of developing Type 2 diabetes. It is this strain of diabetes, apparently, which is the most common and is the subject of some 90-95% of diabetes cases globally.
So how much coffee is ‘considerable’ for the purposes of affecting the likelihood of contracting the disease? It seems that those who consume over four cups of coffee on a daily basis, have been shown in studies to be 50% less likely to contract Type 2 diabetes. In addition, it is said that each additional cup of coffee consumed can lower the risk by almost 7%. In this particular research study, it is reported that the researchers may have located certain properties of coffee which inhibit ‘hIAPP,’ which may be the culprit behind the development of Type 2 diabetes. Of course, more work needs to be done on the subject, but these findings are certainly hopeful.