[pronut-hiv] Caffeine Before Breakfast May Increase Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

["cener" <cener@wananchi.com>]

Can you Imagine.


Drinking caffeinated coffee before eating low-sugar cereal at breakfast may 
increase the risk of type 2 diabetes in some people, according to 
researchers at the University of Guelph in Canada.

They had male volunteers drink caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee one hour before they ate cereals with low or moderate levels of sugar, United Press International reported.

Among those who ate the low-sugar cereal, blood sugar levels jumped 250 
percent higher after they had caffeinated coffee, compared to when they had 
decaffeinated coffee. The study was published in the American Journal of 
Clinical Nutrition.

"Caffeine interferes with our body's response to insulin. It makes us 
resistant to insulin which in turn makes our blood-sugar levels go higher," 
said researcher Terry Graham, UPI reported.

People at risk for type 2 diabetes should be cautious and consider drinking 
decaffeinated coffee, Graham suggested.


Most of us have  a habit of taking coffee or tea and going to work and not 
taking anything else. Please think about it.


Alice Ojwang-Ndong
MNutr (Stellenbosch), Nutrition and Dietetic Consultant
Center for Nutrition, Education and Research
P.O.Box 8105 - 00200 Nairobi
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