A recent study by researchers at Harvard School of Public Health and Brigham and Women's Hospital suggests that drinking more coffee could reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. This study, released in a recent issue of Annals of Internal Medicine, indicates that regular coffee consumption may ward off diabetes. While this evidence is quite sound, additional research is required to determine whether it is actually coffee or something about coffee drinkers that provides protection.

This latest study corroborates the results of a 2000 of 17,000 Dutch adults, which concluded that those who drank at least seven cups a day were half as likely to develop diabetes

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