Coffee Reduce Diabetes Risk in Women

Drinking four cups of coffee each day is known to reduce the risk of a woman suffering from diabetes mellitus by half. Still not clear what the active substances that play a role in the mechanism.

The link between coffee with a reduced risk of diabetes have long known to scientists. One is a 2004 study published in the journal Diabetes Care. Mentioned that caffeine is not dangerous for diabetics because it prevents the breakdown of glucose.

2006 study of 28,812 women found women who drank six cups of coffee dekafein have diabetes risk 22 percent lower than non-coffee drinkers.

In a study revealed that coffee increases the levels of sex hormone binding globulin in the blood (sex hormone binding globulin / SHBG). High levels of SHBG are known to lower the risk of diabetes mellitus.

Latest research by a team from the University of California, Los Angeles and compare the medical history and coffee drinking habits of 359 women with diabetes and 359 healthy women for 10 years.

It turned out that women who drank four cups of coffee per day had higher SHBG levels and the risk to be dropped to 56 percent have diabetes than those who drank no coffee.