The work, conducted by Dr. Trudy Voortman and colleagues from Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam (Netherlands), focused on the biological pathways that connect coffee to inflammation and the development of type 2 diabetes, reported Sci-News .
Type 2 diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases in the world, seriously affecting the quality of life and closely related to diet and lifestyle. In this study, scientists recommend that you consider coffee as part of a healthy diet.
Drinking a few cups of coffee a day will help you prevent type 2 diabetes better - Illustration photo from the Internet
Diabetes is inherently associated with inflammation and several previous studies have reported altered concentrations of several classical subclinical inflammatory markers.
Surprisingly, coffee is effective in reducing these levels, which has a strong impact on the risk of type 2 diabetes and other metabolic diseases.
Using large biological databases such as the Rotterdam Study and the UK Biobank, they looked specifically at the effects of drinking 0-6 cups of coffee per day and found an inverse correlation: The more coffee you drink, the lower your risk of diabetes.
Filtered coffee or espresso was most beneficial for reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes, especially in non-smokers.
On average, with each additional cup of coffee you drink each day, you will reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes by 4-6% compared to someone with the same lifestyle and diet as you but drinking less coffee.
According to the authors, these findings may also inform future studies on the effects of coffee on other chronic diseases associated with inflammatory mechanisms.
The study was recently published in the scientific journal Clinical Nutrition.
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