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April 18, 2006
Caffeine, Green Tea Intake Lowers Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Topics: Health IssuesThe health benefits of green tea just keep coming, and caffeine has it's benefits too! But I'd be more excited if the study was double-blind instead of a retrospective cohort study.
Consumption of green tea and coffee was inversely associated with risk of developing diabetes after adjustment for risk factors including body mass index (BMI), age and sex; consuming greater than six cups of green tea or three cups of coffee reduced the risk by 33 percent and 42 percent, respectively.
Posted by Richard at April 18, 2006 3:22 PM
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