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Type 2 Diabetes
Role of coffee in insulin secretion clarified
July 25th, 2005
Coffee appears to reduce risk of type 2 diabetes in U.S. women. According to recent research from the United States, "Coffee consumption is associated with reduced risk of type 2 diabetes, but the mechanism is not clearly understood. Elevated C-peptide, as a marker of insulin secretion, has been linked to insulin-resistant type 2 diabetes." "In this study, we examined consumption of caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee and total caffeine in relation to concentrations of plasma C-peptide. Plasma C-peptide concentrations were measured in a cross-sectional setting among 2,112 healthy women from the Nurses' Health Study I who provided blood samples in...
Source: Health & Medicine Week (2005-07-25)
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