Coffee Consumption and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Authors: Benjamin Schaefer
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2004)

Letters17 August 2004Coffee Consumption and Type 2 Diabetes MellitusBenjamin Schaefer, MDBenjamin Schaefer, MDFrom University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98193.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-141-4-200408170-00016 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:Observational studies indicate that coffee consumption is associated with a lower risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus, despite the adverse effects of short-term caffeine intake and the less healthy lifestyle of coffee drinkers. Salazar-Martinez and colleagues (1) did their study in a homogeneous sample with a relatively low incidence of type 2 diabetes (3% to 5%) during more than 10 years of follow-up. As shown for hormone therapy, epidemiologic data can be misleading and are best confirmed by controlled trials. Furthermore, such data cannot be readily applied to other cultures.I attempted to correlate coffee consumption and ...References1. Salazar-Martinez E, Willett WC, Ascherio A, Manson JE, Leitzmann MF, Stampfer MJ, et al . Coffee consumption and risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus. Ann Intern Med. 2004;140:1-8. [PMID: 14706966] LinkGoogle Scholar2. Key health expenditure indicators. World Health Organization. Accessed at www.who.int/country/en/ on 10 January 2004. Google Scholar3. Diabetes e-Atlas. International Diabetes Foundation. Accessed at www.idf.org/e-atlas/home/ on 10 January 2004. Google Scholar4. Coffee, January 2001. LMC Commodity Bulletin. New York: LMC International. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98193. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoCoffee Consumption and Risk for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Eduardo Salazar-Martinez , Walter C. Willett , Alberto Ascherio , JoAnn E. Manson , Michael F. Leitzmann , Meir J. Stampfer , and Frank B. Hu Coffee Consumption and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Federico Soriguer , Gemma Rojo-Martínez , and Isabel Esteva de Antonio Coffee Consumption and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus John H. Glaser and Sheila K. Glaser Coffee Consumption and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Donald A. Gerber Coffee Consumption and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Frank B. Hu , Walter C. Willett , and JoAnn E. Manson Coffee Consumption and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Donald B. Louria Metrics Cited byBeneficial Effects of Green Coffee Bean Extract and Coffee Polyphenols on Metabolic SyndromeInstant coffee consumption may be associated with higher risk of metabolic syndrome in Korean adultsEffect of chronic coffee consumption on weight gain and glycaemia in a mouse model of obesity and type 2 diabetesCoffee consumption but not green tea consumption is associated with adiponectin levels in Japanese malesCoffee consumption is not related to the metabolic syndrome at the age of 36 years: the Amsterdam Growth and Health Longitudinal Study 17 August 2004Volume 141, Issue 4Page: 321KeywordsCoffeeEpidemiologyGlobal healthHealth careHormonal therapyHormonesMalnutritionNutritionObservational studiesType 2 diabetes ePublished: 17 August 2004 Issue Published: 17 August 2004 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2004 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...