COFFEE MAY DECREASE RISK OF DEVELOPING TYPE 2 DIABETES IN WOMEN.

According to study results from the Nurses’ Health Study II, women who were aged 26 to 46 years who consumed four or more cups of coffee per day showed a decreased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes than the women who consumed one cup or less per day. Study leader, Rob M. Van Dam, PhD, from the Harvard School of Public Health said it remains unclear what coffee components may be responsible for the apparent beneficial effect of coffee on glucose metabolism. (Medscape Medical News, Feb. 2006)