Coffee, Tea May Reduce Diabetes Risk

Coffee and tea — even decaf — may help to prevent diabetes, a review of research suggests. Researchers used data from 18 studies that included 457,922 people. They found that people who drank 3 to 4 cups of coffee daily had a 25% lower risk of diabetes. Every cup reduced the risk by about 7%. Six studies included people who drank decaffeinated coffee. Seven studies included tea drinkers. Diabetes risk was one-third lower in people who drank three to four cups of decaf daily. Risk was about one-fifth lower in people who drank that amount of tea. The study appeared in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine. HealthDay News wrote about it December 14.