Recent research revealed that those with type 2 diabetes who drank more coffee, tea, or plain water had a 25% decreased chance of dying prematurely from any cause.
However, the research found that the use of sugary drinks increased the risk of cardiovascular disease by 25% and the chance of death from a heart attack or other cardiovascular event by 29%. The majority of persons with type 2 diabetes die from cardiovascular disease, according to studies.
According to the study's author, Qi Sun, an associate professor of nutrition and epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, certain beverages are absolutely more beneficial than others.
Black coffee, unsweetened tea, and plain water scored better than low-fat milk, fruit juice, and artificially sweetened drinks are better options. Meanwhile, he said colas, sugary fruit juices, and full-fat milk are all linked to an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease in children and young adults.
Establishing a Baseline
Dietary data from approximately 15,500 American people with type 2 diabetes who participated in the Nurses' Health Study and Health Professionals Follow-Up Study in the US were evaluated. The research was published Wednesday, April 19, in the journal BMJ.
The average age of the study participants was 61, and almost 75% of them were female.
Artificially sweetened drinks, coffee, fruit juice, low-fat and whole milk, plain water, tea, and sugar-sweetened beverages were among the eight categories of beverages about which individuals answered questions at regular intervals over an average of 18 years.
Caffeinated and decaffeinated sodas, fruit punches, lemonades, and other fruit drinks were all examples of sugar-sweetened beverages.
High consumption was defined as more than one such drink per day, whereas low consumption was defined as less than one sugar-sweetened drink per month.
Four cups of coffee or tea per day, five glasses of water per day, and two glasses of low-fat milk per day were all considered excessive intakes in the study. Less than one cup or glass per month was considered a modest quantity.
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What's the verdict?
In a feature article by CNN, researchers found that individuals who consumed the most sugary drinks had a 20% higher chance of death from any cause than those who drank the least. Heart attacks and other cardiovascular-related fatalities increased by 29%, the research revealed.
Each extra daily serving was associated with an 8% increase in the risk of premature mortality.
However, the research found that more coffee, tea, water, and low-fat milk consumption was linked to decreased death rates. Drinking coffee reduced mortality risk by 26%, tea by 21%, water by 23%, and low-fat milk by 12%.
According to CNN, the findings indicated that a lower risk of cardiovascular disease was related to greater coffee consumption. Low-fat milk consumption was associated with a 12% lower risk of cardiovascular disease.
