Multiple Components
The researchers aren’t sure which of the many components of coffee is responsible for the effect, though it
probably isn’t caffeine because the same association was seen for decaffeinated coffee, Wilson said. The link
wasn’t seen in patients with an earlier stage of prostate cancer, she said.
Coffee lowers the risk of Type 2 diabetes by increasing the body’s
ability to use insulin to convert blood sugar to energy, previous research has shown.
Higher insulin levels have also been associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer, suggesting the
hormone may be the link between coffee and the disease, Wilson said.
The data were presented at an American Association for Cancer Research conference in
Houston.
Coffee & Liver
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