Drink green tea or coffee may protect overweight men and women at high risk of type 2 diabetes called “bold”. This was demonstrated by a team of Japanese researchers in a study that has been published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Researchers at Osaka University were followed over a period of five years, 17,413 men and women aged 40-65 years without diabetes at baseline. After 5 years, 231 men and 213 women developed diabetes.
The results show that people who regularly drink at least six cups of green tea a day were 33% less risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared to those who do not. Proponents of coffee, with at least 3 cups a day, have them 42% less risk of developing diabetes compared to those who do not. The effect is more pronounced among overweight men and women. (more…)
