Drinking coffee reduces the risk of kidney cancer, as well as diabetes, according to staff at the Harvard Medical School.

Scientists have conducted a study in which they studied data of more than 770 thousand. human. A report of 3 studies was published in the International Journal of Cancer. Previously, a study on the effect of coffee on the level of insulin, which was found in the short and long term, that coffee reduces blood glucose. In a one-time study involved residents of Japan. A blood test of 1,916 men and 2,704 women aged 40-50 years showed that coffee consumption is negatively correlated with post-loading plasma glucose.

In long-term (12 to 18 years) studies, both in men and women, a negative relationship was found between coffee consumption and the risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus. This connection was related to consumption in small (up to 4 cups) and moderate (5-6 cups), and in large (more than 7 cups) amounts of coffee a day.

Elevated levels of insulin are considered one of the risk factors for many types of cancers.

Also among people who daily drank on average three or more cups of coffee with a volume of 240 milliliters, kidney cancer was registered at 16% less frequently. Even after taking into account other factors (smoking, obesity and high blood pressure), a statistically positive effect of coffee.

People who drink 2-3 cups of coffee a day, the risk of developing heart disease is reduced by 25% compared to those who do not drink coffee at all. The positive effect also affects the overall human health. Coffee lovers are 18% less likely to suffer from various ailments.

Medicinform. Net.