Drinking fresh-brewed coffee may help prevent diabetes and certain cancers, according to a group of experts at a Experimental Biology 2007 meeting in Washington, DC. They looked at the results of several hundred studies and found that the antioxidant-rich beverage may provide some protection against colon, rectal, and liver cancers while preventing the development of type 2 diabetes in some people.
However, if you don’t drink coffee now, you probably shouldn’t start just for the potential health benefits. Also, there is some evidence that drinking coffee can increase the risk of stomach cancer and leukemia. Certain people — especially children and pregnant women — should avoid it.
According to Dr. Rob van Dam of the Harvard School of Public Health:
“…it’s not like we’re promoting coffee as the new health food and asking people who don’t like coffee to drink coffee for their health.”
If you’re looking for a truly healthy caffeinated drink, try green tea!
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