Coffee and Diabetes

Today, November 14, is World Diabetes Day!
So what is this diabetes disease? What is the effect of coffee on diabetes?
Let's find out what is the special relationship between diabetes and coffee today...
Diabetes is a disease that affects how your body processes blood sugar. Blood sugar is important because it's what activates your brain and energizes your muscles and tissues.
If you have diabetes, you have too much glucose in your blood. This happens when your body becomes insulin resistant and can no longer take glucose into cells efficiently for energy.
Excess glucose in the blood can cause serious health problems. There are a number of different factors that can cause diabetes.
Some signs and symptoms of diabetes include:
increased thirst
unexplained weight loss
Tiredness
Irritability
The Relationship Between Coffee and Diabetes
Previous statistical studies showed that those who drank 7 cups of coffee a day had a lower risk of diabetes 2 than those who drank 2 cups of coffee.
Researchers at Harvard followed more than 100,000 people over the course of nearly 20 years. They focused on a four-year period, and their results were published later in this 2014 study.
They found that people who increased their coffee intake by more than one cup per day had an 11% lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
However, people who reduced their intake of one cup of coffee per day had a 17 percent increased risk of developing diabetes. There was no difference in tea drinkers.
It is not clear why coffee has such an effect on the development of diabetes.
However, a study published in the journal ACS Publications shows that this positive effect is due to the Chlorogenic Acid in coffee.
The research shows that Chlorogenic Acid has an antioxidant effect and this effect plays an important role in preventing hereditary and environmental damage to the cell and sometimes reducing its effect.
How much Chlorogenic Acid is in coffee?
The difference between roasted and unroasted coffee: Analyzes show that although unroasted coffee contains more chlorogenic acid, this amount decreases with roasting the coffee. Measurements show that this amount is around 3.5 grams in 100 grams of roasted coffee.
Important things to keep in mind;
Adolescents need less than 100 milligrams (mg) of caffeine each day. This includes all caffeinated beverages, not just coffee.
Young children should avoid caffeinated beverages.
Adding too much sweetener or cream can increase your risk of diabetes and cause weight gain.
Stay with Coffee, Stay Healthy…