Re: Coffee drinkers show lower diabetes risk

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - It might be better to start your morning with a cup of coffee than a sugar-sweetened juice, at least where risk for type 2 diabetes is concerned, a new study suggests. ADVERTISEMENT Researchers found that among more than 12,000 middle-aged adults, those who drank four or more cups of coffee each day had a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes than those who rarely had a cup. The findings, reported in the American Journal of Epidemiology, agree with those of several past studies. The reason is not fully clear, but one possibility is that certain coffee components -- such as magnesium or chlorogenic acid -- improve the body's regulation of blood sugar. Some research also suggests that caffeinated coffee spurs a prolonged spike in metabolism that may help control body weight. Type 2 diabetes arises when the body loses sensitivity to the hormone insulin, which shuttles sugar from the blood into cells to be used for energy. The disorder is closely associated with obesity. In contrast to the case with coffee, sugar-filled soft drinks and juices have been linked to obesity and higher diabetes risk in certain studies. In the current one, however, a taste for sweet drinks was not a risk factor for diabetes. Still, the findings are not a green light to fill up on coffee and sugary drinks, according to the researchers, led by Nina P. Paynter, a doctoral candidate at the s Hopkins School of Public Health in Baltimore. Moderation, as always, is in order, the study's senior author, Dr. W. H. Kao, told Reuters Health. "We feel it is definitely premature to recommend coffee consumption," she advised. While there's no evidence coffee is "bad" as far as diabetes risk,

research has linked it to other conditions, such as elevated blood pressure, Kao pointed out. As for the lack of a connection between sugary drinks and type 2 diabetes, the researchers say it's something of a surprise. In general, though, the middle-aged adults in their study drank few sugar-laden beverages, so it's possible this obscured any relationship to diabetes, according to Kao and Paynter. "Moderation with coffee is still important and sweetened beverages should still be approached with caution," Kao said. The Hopkins researchers based their findings on data from 12,204 middle-aged U.S. adults who were followed from 1987 to 1999 -- all of who were free of diabetes at the outset. Participants completed detailed questionnaires on their diets, including how often they drank coffee and sugar-sweetened soft drinks and juices. They also reported on their exercise levels, smoking habits, alcohol intake and other lifestyle

factors. Even with these other factors considered, coffee drinkers showed a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Those who downed four or more cups each day were about one-third less likely to report a diabetes diagnosis over the study period. But while the coffee-diabetes connection is "intriguing," Kao said, more research is needed to determine whether the beverage itself has a true effect on diabetes risk. SOURCE: American Journal of Epidemiology, December 1, 2006. Email Story IM Story Discuss Printable View RECOMMEND THIS STORY Recommend It: Average (11 votes) » Recommended Stories

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<marvindamartian05 > wrote: -I certainly sympathize with your point of view, and agree that weshould all be positive and focus on what is important. However, amember of this group was very much interested in discussing the legalremedies that may be available to him, and perhaps he needs toexercise his legal rights in order to obtain the resources fortreatment. Our member may be experiencing stress from dealing withtrying to figure out how to not only pay his doctor bills, but justhave enough money to live on if he is disabled. Since stress is nevera positive thing for us to deal with, anything that we can do toalleviate stress, either by providing information, suggestions abouthow to get through tx, or just "be there" is helpful to members.Some of us can't use this forum yet to

talk about our experiences withtx because if insurance or other issues preventing us from paying fortx! I myself would LOVE to talking about how my tx is going, but dueto insurance issues, I won't be able to start till the spring. I amluckier than many, who don't have any insurance and have no hope ofgetting any.This group is for people suffering from hep c and their families andfriends, NOT just for people on tx!-- In Hepatitis C , Denisa Dodd<denisa_dodd@...> wrote:>> I just had to put my 2cents in. I am not meaning to be rude or outof line. But for real folks, I really think that the focus should beon treating the HCV. If you spend all your time trying to figure outhow you got it, or who gave it to you I think its a waste of time andenergy. Stop playing the name game and get on with it, finding

out howyou got it sure ain't gonna make it go away. The exception is theprison worker thing... That is a little freaky. But how on earth canwe really know for sure how we all got here... The doc's can't evengive you an idea other than speculation. More power to you all, butpersonally I had to put the hows and whys away and focus on tx. I meanno disrespect, just one heppers opinon.> good luck to all> d> > <marvindamartian05@...> wrote:> Thanks, but not an attorney...just a paralegal that's beenat it a > long time...I am actually a compliance officer for a mortgage bank, > so my main practice is real estate and banking law. I have seen lots > of litigation though. Lots of people think it is easy to just sue > others and make "money for nothing" and it ain't the truth! In the > case of Hep C, AIDs or other diseases that people "catch" from > others, I

think that oftentimes people manifest the anger stage of > their diagnosis by wanting to get revenge on the person who infected > them. > > In Bruce's case, it sounds like he may actually HAVE a viable case, > if it can be proved that his employer KNEW that there was a danger > and they failed to protect him. All healthcare professionals know > there is an inherent danger of contracting diseases in the course of > performing their work duties, and thus they are trained in proper > protocol and given the tools and devices to protect themselves. I > don't know what the protocol is at prisons.> > There is a guy in Sheena and my support group that contracted hep c > in prison, and it seems to be rampant there. I would think that by > now there would be protocols in place for correctional workers, but > maybe not back when Bruce was exposed.> > > > > > I am quit certain I got HCV from my ex-husband. My new > > > husband does > > > > not want me to tell my ex about the HCV because he is worried > > that > > > I > > > > could be sued by him? That he could make me pay for his medical > > > bills. > > > > I have never heard of anything like this. My ex is a real jerk, > > > > though, and if he could get any money from me, believe me he > > would > > > > try. At the same time, I feel obligated to tell him... or > should > > I > > > > even care? I guess I would want to be told... My current > husband > > is > > > > very paranoid

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