Increased coffee intake associated with higher metabolic syndrome risk in type 1 diabetes

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Adults with type 1 diabetes who drink a minimum of five cups of coffee per day could have an increased risk of metabolic syndrome compared with those who drink less, researchers suggest. These findings from scientists at the University of Helsinki, Finland, are the latest in a multitude of studies which have reviewed the relationship between coffee, diabetes and metabolism in recent years. Last year, drinking more coffee was shown to reduce the risk of death in an international study, including among people with diabetes. Also in 2017, regular coffee intake was reported to lower the risk of type 2 diabetes. While this new study indicates heightened coffee consumption among people with type 1 diabetes may confer negative health aspects, future studies will need to explore and validate this association. The researchers evaluated data from 1,040 adults with type 1 diabetes who were divided into four groups based on their coffee consumption, and determined potential associations regarding metabolic syndrome. Moderate (3-5 cups per day) and high (5+) coffee consumption increased the odds of metabolic syndrome, which was categorised by possessing at least three cardiovascular risk factors: obesity, high blood pressure, high blood sugar levels, high triglyceride levels and/or low HDL-cholesterol. These findings remained regardless of age, sex, energy intake, alcohol intake, smoking or physical activity. Moreover, increasing coffee intake was also shown to impair insulin resistance among participants. But researchers stressed this is an association at most, and not intended as a warning for people with type 1 diabetes to drastically reduce or cut out their coffee consumption. "Whether habitual coffee consumption will have any negative or beneficial effects on health outcomes, in this population of patients with type 1 diabetes, will be assessed in future studies," said the researchers. The findings appear online in the journal Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases.

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[bangkokdiabetic]

Confusing isn't it 5 Cups a day what's that. A tiny coffee cup used in Posh Restaurants and for Turkish Coffee or a Cooking measurement in the USA or A Tea cup you know the one where you let your pinkie finger protrude whilst you cut the cup cake with a tiny fork or do they mean a Mug which hold about 1/2 a pint which is what I use for my coffee and what do they mean by coffee The American Coffee Hot and Strong The Turkish coffee where the spoon stands up on its own or the sort of thing you get in a jar and use a teaspoon to add to your cup or should that be a Coffee spoon ?

One things for sure it means something else I Cant enjoy.!!!!!!

 

[Tophat1900]

Confusing isn't it 5 Cups a day what's that. A tiny coffee cup used in Posh Restaurants an for Turkish Coffee or a Cooking measurement in the USA or A Tea cup you know the one where you let your pinkie finger protrude whilst you cut the cup cake with a tiny fork or do they mean a Mug which hold about 1/2 a pint which is what I use for my coffee and what do they mean buy coffee The American Coffee Hot and Strong The Turkish coffee where the spoon stands up on its own or the sort of thing you get in a jar and use a teaspoon to add to your cup or should that be a Coffee spoon ?

One things for sure it means something else I Cant enjoy.!!!!!!

What is a cup?... it is vague isn't it? The amount of caffeine in a cup can vary also.... just to add to the confusion...lol

 

[bangkokdiabetic]

What is a cup?... it is vague isn't it? The amount of caffeine in a cup can vary also.... just to add to the confusion...lol

And Sacrilegious as it may be to some what effect does it have if you add Milk Or Cream or even Butter B****r it I am just going to have a Cup/Mug of coffee shall it be percolated Filtered or from a Jar or a Bottle with or without caffeine Decision Decisions maybe I just have TEA