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Sipping three cups of coffee daily can reduce risk of diabetes and heart attack: Study

Sep 18, 2024

New Delhi: A new study has revealed that consuming three cups of coffee daily could significantly lower the risk of developing multiple metabolic conditions, including diabetes and healt-related issues. The research suggests that moderate coffee consumption may reduce the risk ofthese conditions by 40 to 50 per cent.

Growing Concern Over Cardiometabolic Multimorbidity

As global populations age, there is an increasing number of individuals facing multiple cardiometabolic diseases—a condition known as “cardiometabolic multimorbidity.” This trend is becoming a major public health concern, prompting researchers to explore preventive measures.

Study Based on UK Biobank Data

The research, conducted by Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University, China, analysed data from the UK Biobank. It examined caffeine intake among over 1.72 lakh individuals and compared it with data from 1.88 lakh people who consumed coffee and tea. None of the palticipants had cardiometabolic conditions at the start of the study.

The findings, published in the Jotunal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, indicate that people who consumed moderate amounts of caffeine—equivalent to three cups of coffee or 200-300 milligrams daily had a significantly lower risk of developing cardiometabolic comorbidities compared to those consuming less than 100 milligrams of caffeine.

Coffee and Caffeine’s Protective Effect

Caffeine, present in not only coffee and tea but also chocolates, energy drinks, and snack bars, has been studied for its potential protective effects. The research highlights that while various levels of caffeine intake were inversely linked to the risk of developing multiple cardiometabolic disorders, those consuming moderate levels had the lowest risk.

“Consuming three cups of coffee, or 200-300 mg caffeine, per day might help to reduce the risk of developing cardiometabolic multimorbidity in individuals without any cardiometabolic disease,” said Chaofu Ke, lead author from the School of Public Health at Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University.

Promoting Coffee as a Preventive Measure

Previous studies have explored the benefits of coffee and tea for individuals with one cardiometabolic condition, but this study sheds light on the potential for coffee to prevent multiple such conditions simultaneously.

Ke emphasized the significance of the findings, stating, “The findings highlight that promoting moderate amounts of coffee or caffeine intake as a dietary habit to healthy people might have far-reaching benefits for the prevention of cardiometabolic comorbidity.”

This research could encourage a shift in dietary habits as populations seek ways to mitigate the risk of cardiometabolic diseases, which continue to rise with aging demographics.

Source: Economic Times

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