The Perks of Your Daily Grind: How Coffee Helps Reduce the Risk of Diabetes

Yet another confirmation of the benefits of coffee has been provided by a group of scientists from the Harvard School of Public Health (Boston, USA). The results of a large-scale population study have shown a connection between a love for the invigorating drink and a reduced risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

The scientists tracked the long-term effects of coffee consumption when drinking it regularly, and drew conclusions based on three scientific works conducted with the participation of 290,000 people who were observed for 34 years.

The maximum positive effect is achieved if you drink coffee daily, without adding sugar or sweeteners. But milk and cream added to the drink did not affect the result in any way. (Although today's recommendations of doctors and nutritionists are to limit the consumption of cow's milk in the diet of adults, but this is not related to coffee).

So, the Harvard study showed:

• In those who drank a cup of black coffee daily for many years, the risk of developing type 2 diabetes was 10% lower.
• In those who added sugar (even one teaspoon), the protective effect was halved - up to 5%.
• Coffee with artificial sweeteners reduced the risk of developing diabetes by about 7%.