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Article: Sweet news for coffee drinkers
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- The Press
- Article date:
- July 13, 2005
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Surprise findings reveal coffee may reduce the risk of contracting
diabetes.
But don't dive for the espresso machine just yet.
The Dutch researchers said longer-term studies were needed to
prove that coffee did indeed cause lower rates of type 2 diabetes.
In a review of nine recent investigations, the researchers found
heavy coffee drinkers had a substantially lower risk of having type 2
diabetes.
The report, published in the latest issue of the Journal of the
American Medical Association, showed the link was strongest for
percolated coffee, which has also been associated with a higher risk
of heart disease.
Otago University professor of nutrition Jim Mann said an expert
committee on ...