Next time you feel guilty about spending money on the perfect coffee blend, use this information to feel virtuous: A morning coffee ritual could help you stave off a terrible disease.
Research published in Clinical Nutrition Journal shows that coffee drinkers may have a reduced risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, a chronic disease marked that sets people up for heart problems, kidney failure and more. About 1 in 10 Americans suffer from it, so research into causes and treatments in ongoing.
The study analyzed data from the UK-Biobank study and the Rotterdam study, which included a whopping 502,536 people in the United Kingdom from 2006 to 2010, to understand the association between higher caffeine consumption and lower Type 2 diabetes risk.
Higher habitual coffee consumption was associated with a lower risk of Type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance, with ground coffee drinkers benefiting the most. The inference is that since coffee has known anti-inflammatory properties, it also lowers insulin resistance.
For bonus points, the study found that adding collagen or coconut oil to coffee can enhance its benefits, but avoiding sugar is recommended due to its link to increased inflammation.
"They found that an increase in coffee consumption (drinking one additional cup of coffee every day) was associated with a 4% lower Type 2 diabetes risk. However, the researchers added that more studies on inflammation biomarkers and coffee types are needed to confirm their findings," mindbodygreen wrote about the study.
A similar study earlier this summer found similar results when it comes to coffee and diabetes. ""Coffee diterpenes are a class of characteristic components in coffee, which have potential biological activities including the prevention of cancer, obesity, diabetes, and other diseases," the researchers wrote last month about a study that identified beneficial elements in roasted coffee arabica beans.