Posted on 01/13/2011 11:35:19 AM PST by decimon
Coffee, that morning elixir, may give us an early jump-start to the day, but numerous studies have shown that it also may be protective against type 2 diabetes. Yet no one has really understood why.
Now, researchers at UCLA have discovered a possible molecular mechanism behind coffee's protective effect. A protein called sex hormone–binding globulin (SHBG) regulates the biological activity of the body's sex hormones, testosterone and estrogen, which have long been thought to play a role in the development of type 2 diabetes. And coffee consumption, it turns out, increases plasma levels of SHBG.
Reporting with colleagues in the current edition of the journal Diabetes, first author Atsushi Goto, a UCLA doctoral student in epidemiology, and Dr. Simin Liu, a professor of epidemiology and medicine with joint appointments at the UCLA School of Public Health and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, show that women who drink at least four cups of coffee a day are less than half as likely to develop diabetes as non-coffee drinkers.
When the findings were adjusted for levels of SHBG, the researchers said, that protective effect disappeared.
The American Diabetes Association estimates that nearly 24 million children and adults in the U.S. — nearly 8 percent of the population — have diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of the disease and accounts for about 90 to 95 percent of these cases.
Early studies have consistently shown that an "inverse association" exists between coffee consumption and risk for type 2 diabetes, Liu said. That is, the greater the consumption of coffee, the lesser the risk of diabetes. It was thought that coffee may improve the body's tolerance to glucose by increasing metabolism or improving its tolerance to insulin.
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Sweet! I’m all set then. Pass the brownies.
Not if you do it right.
snip of question to Dr. Diet from Juan Valdez
Coffee & Gallstone Prevention
http://www.drdiet.com/articles/131.htm
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.. Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health, reporting in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 281, 2106–2112, found a relationship between gallstones and coffee: The more caffeinated coffee one consumed, the less the chances of developing gallstones. Preparation did not seem to matter; brewed, instant, and espresso all showed benefit.
In addition to caffeine, coffee contains cafestol—a coffee bean lipid (fat). The researchers discussed how these food chemicals affect bile metabolism and lithogenicity (stone formation). It appears that coffee products keep the bile free of cholesterol crystals.
One of the benefits of coffee as a recreational drink is its lack of calories. Without sugar or cream, coffee is virtually calorie-free. However, you must be careful of the calories in the sugar or “creaming products,” including the artificial “non-dairy” creamers, which often contain fats with concomitant calories.
I’m a two cup a day guy, sometimes more, but rarely more than 4. What’s a libido by the way? (LOL)
Oh, no, it is NOT ‘not good for your body.’ It is a gift from God to help us get through life here on Earth, where it is NOT heaven. Coffee and chocolate and wine. And probably Twinkies.
Don’t you KNOW??
Amen.
Dunkin Donuts. It's really the only coffee I like to drink and I've tried just about everything else.
Use STEVIA!!!
I have been using this since I was gestationally diabetic with my daughter, who is 17 now.
NO INSULIN RESPONSE with stevia at all.
;)
The best coffee? Freeper threads on this subject have revealed that the best is at your local convenience store or fast food place. You simply have to shop around for a constant good cup. They’re also cheaper than the “name brands.”
I go to Hess. They have a dispenser where one can add milk, or half and half. They also have a dispenser where one can add flavors like cinnamon or french vanilla. Not all Hess stations have that same flavor dispenser.
Not exactly.
The human body is very capable of dealing with even our worst choices of foods and beverages that are low pH (acid) or high pH (alkaline) (at least in the short term). Unless you are doing shots of battery acid, anything you would ever drink pales to the extreme acid nature (pH 1.2 to 3.0)of the normally functioning human stomach. Examples include: Lemon juice (pH 2.3), carbonated soda (pH 3.0 to 3.5), orange juice (pH 3.5), tomato juice (pH 4.5), coffee (pH 5.0), saliva (pH 6.35 to 6.85), milk (pH 6.8), blood ( pH 7.35 to 7.45), lye (pH 14.0) - obviously not a beverage of choice. Homeostatic mechanisms do absolutely maintain blood pH between 7.35 and 7.45. The pH of fluids both inside and outside cells remain nearly constant despite adding to, or the body's manufacturing of strong acids and/or bases. This is an amazing physiological phenomenon known as the buffer system. It easily deals with most acid/base challenges we throw at our bodies.
Source?
Not exactly.
Sure the books say PH 7.35 to 7.45...and they say C02 35-45..and P02 80-100...too. But some folks normal doesn't fit into those spreads.
I can give you plenty of examples...REAL cases. Real people...not from some book you read.
My whole point was you said "always" or something like it...when I first replied. A rule of mine....never say never...and never say always! : )
No worries.......
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