Tea and coffee might fight off diabetes
An Australian study found that regular tea and coffee consumption lowers the risk of developing type II diabetes. In a review of 18 studies including more that 450000 people, scientists noted that drinking three to four cups of tea each day lowered their risk of diabetes by about twenty percent, whereas three to four daily cups of coffee accounted for a 25 percent reduction in the risk of developing the disease. The beneficial effects include better blood sugar regulation and insulin secretion. They are believed to stem not from caffeine, as previously thought, but from other components, such as magnesium, lignans and chlorogenic acids.