Impact of Moderate Coffee Consumption on Type 2 Diabetes Among Ethiopians

Impact of Moderate Coffee Consumption on Type 2 Diabetes among Ethiopians

Dr. Sukanta Bandyopadhyay, Ph.D, M.I.Biol.Ireland

Associate Professor, Dept. of Biochemistry

Adama Science & Technology University

Adama, Ethiopia

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Coffee is the leading worldwide beverage after water. More than 70 countries cultivate this plant but Ethiopia, Brazil, Colombia and India are the leading producers. Often coffee is consumed for its stimulatory effects due to presence of Caffeine(1,3,7-trimethyl xanthine).Some other components also played a crucial role in healthcare i.e. Chlorogenic acid(3-3,4-Dihydroxycinnamoyl quinic acid), Caffeic acid (3,4-Dihydroconnamic acid) and Hydroxyhydro quinine(1,2,4-Trihydroxybenzene). These components are potent antioxidants and impart several health benefits like protecting the body from the hazardous effects of free radicals particularly effective against type 2 diabetes mellitus. Most of the epidemiological studies reported that coffee consumption is associated with a substantially lower risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus. But Debate still persists whether coffee is beneficial or troublesome for type 2 diabetes mellitus.

We studied the association of coffee consumption (4 cups/ Day) with type2 diabetes in a sample of 45 healthy adult Type2 Diabetic Ethiopian population. We also considered the age, marital status, cigarette smoking, alcohol drinking, body mass index and physical activity of the volunteers.

The present study reveals that coffee consumption exaggerates the rise in glucose after carbohydrate ingestion that could contribute to impaired clinical control among overweight (high BMI) alcoholic smoker Type 2 diabetic volunteers associated with sedentary life style.

But moderate coffee intake is favorably associated to control type 2 diabetes in the population involved in moderate physical activity, non alcoholic and non smokers.