Coffee and green tea helps lower death in diabetes patients

The researchers noted that the green tea in Japan might not be the same as those found elsewhere. — Filepic

Drinking plenty of both green tea and coffee is linked to a lower risk of dying from any cause among people with type 2 diabetes mellitus, suggests research published in the online journal BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care.

Drinking four or more daily cups of green tea, plus two or more of coffee, was associated with a 63% lower risk of death over a period of around five years, the findings show.