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You may want to fill up the coffee pot.
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Astudyin theJournal of Clinical Nutritionhas revealed that drinking coffee may be linked with a lower risk oftype 2 diabetes.
One additional cup of coffee per day reduced people’s risk of developing the disease by 46%.
Is Coffee Bad for You?
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Previous research has linked drinking a daily cup of joe to lower risk in people with a family history.
Fortunately, coffee is rich in inflammation-busting antioxidants.
Adnan Zahid, MD.
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But that doesn’t mean keeping the pot on all day is necessarily a good idea.
Overdoing it on caffeine could leave you jittery and anxious.
Gabriel cautions against loading up on high-calorie, high-sugar coffee creationsand watching caffeine levels while you’re at it.
Dr. Zahid also urges talking with your doctor before downing copious amounts of java.
As for which punch in of coffee to drink for the best results?
The researchers found that filtered coffee and espresso were the best forms to drink for risk reduction.