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By: Jess | December 17, 2009 | Category: Health

coffee at deskAre you a morning person? The kind of person who springs out of bed at the crack of dawn and doesn't need a shot of caffeine to get going? Or are you the opposite? Clinging to your last precious minutes of sleep and then downing three cups of coffee before you can be fully functional?

I'm the former and I always tease my friends who rely on coffee to get them going in the morning.

But it turns out those coffee drinkers may be getting a health benefit that I'm not.

Recent research shows that drinking coffee or tea (decaf or not) may reduce the risk of diabetes.

Now before you stop reading and run off to get a refill, you should know that the researchers aren't sure what causes the link between coffee and tea drinkers and decreased diabetes. They've ruled out caffeine since the effect was noticeable in decaf as well. But there are many other things that could play a part, such as the diets of the people in the study.

Before they say that anything is conclusive, the researchers said clinical trials are necessary.

So don't start guzzling that cup of joe just yet, but stay tuned for the latest results.

Are you a coffee or tea drinker? And do you prefer decaf?

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Comments (5):

blue comment bubble Posted by Walt_FL on December 18, 2009 at 10:43 AM EST

Being a Tea Drinker (Hot with Milk NO Sugar), I recently heard that Tea is Beneficial. GREAT!!! This Was followed by ... Unless you add Milk, Then the Benefits are negated.

Oh Well, I still enjoy my Tea. How could anything that is Enjoyable and Taste good, be Good For You?


Happy Holidays!

Walt in Florida Budrox.com

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blue comment bubble Posted by annahuges on December 21, 2009 at 07:26 AM EST

Really a educative and informative post, the post is good in all regards,I am glad to read this post.

http://www.goarticles.com/cgi-bin/showa.cgi?C=2367246

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blue comment bubble Posted by Bowtrol on December 22, 2009 at 06:32 AM EST

Insulin problems lie at the root of the potentially fatal illness diabetes, Not only that, this insulin-boosting phenomenon may explain why tea can help fight heart disease and high blood pressure as well.
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blue comment bubble Posted by Acnefree Relief on January 24, 2010 at 12:36 AM EST

I think coffee and tea get a really bad rep! Coffee can actually be beneficial on the onset of a cold and also help performance just before a gym session.

Green tea actually has more caffeine than coffee, yet its antioxidants make it ideal for combatting aliments like acne (www.acnefreerelief.com)

I'd be really keen to hear the results on your thread re diabetes.

Thanks for a useful article.

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blue comment bubble Posted by filtercoffeemachine on January 24, 2010 at 05:16 PM EST

1,3,7-trimethylxanthine (caffiene) is often associated with negative health affects. I researched this for my blog

http://www.filtercoffeemachine.org/filter-coffee-machine/are-there-any-health-benefits-of-coffee-you-may-be-surprised

and discovered that there are actually a great many health benefits to be had in addition to the those listed above. The key (as with most things) is moderation!

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