Four Cups of Coffee a Day Slash Diabetes Risk in Half | Diabetes Prevention, Risk Reduction & Diet Options | LiveScience
Drinking four cups of coffee every day can decrease a woman's risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by more than half, according to a new study.
And the researchers say they've uncovered the reason why the new findings and other research have suggested a link between java and diabetes. They found that coffee raises the amount of sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) in the blood, and higher levels of SHBG are known to lower the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.
It's likely something in the coffee besides the caffeine — or something about coffee drinkers that confers these protective effects, said James D. Lane, an associate research professor at Duke University Medical Center, who was not involved with the study.
Although, "it's impressive to find these new things," Lane told MyHealthNewsDaily, more research is needed to confirm the link. [...]
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