Coffee is known worldwide to bring a host of benefits to the body. Many are dependent on the beverage to give them energy needed to get through the day, but whether you drink one cup of coffee a day or six cups, moderation is still key.

Despite the saying that 'moderation is key', there is a new study which reports that six cups of coffee a day could actually cut the risk of getting diabetes. And for those who are taken aback by this amount and not ready to try it, these studies claim that decaf may work as well.

According to recent studies, a combination of chemicals contained inside coffee beans may affect the human body's rate of metabolism. Metabolism is the chemical process in the body which converts or uses energy. A chemical called chlorogenic acid (https://healthfoodpost.com/green-coffee-extract/chlorogenic-acid-green-coffee/), may actually decrease blood sugar levels.

Though caffeine might not really make a difference, researchers have discovered that "both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee are tied to reducing diabetes risk". They say that the more people drink, the lower their risk to diabetes will be.

Professor Frank Hu, MD, of epidemiology and nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health and his team has recently done a detailed analysis of 28 studies. These studies signify the total of 1.1 million participants and 45,335 cases of type 2 diabetes. These patients were tracked from 10 months to 20 years to see the effects of coffee to reducing the risk of early onset diabetes.

Results show that those who drank coffee had lower risk for diabetes than those who rarely or never drank the beverage. This is also inversely related to how much the coffee-drinkers drank.

Professor Hu and his team said that "several chemicals in coffee may improve glucose metabolism", whilst noting chlorogenic acid in the process. The authors said, "Chlorogenic acid may reduce glucose absorption in the intestines. Coffee is also a good source of magnesium, which has been associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes."

The final conclusion was that the higher the consumption of coffee, the lower the risk of getting diabetes, and that both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee works.

The study was published in February 2014, from the issue of Diabetes Care and was funded by the National Institutes of Health.