June 2/New York/Reuters Health Medical News -- In men with diabetes, coffee consumption does not increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases or all-cause mortality, according to a brief report in the June issue of Diabetes Care.
Prior research has tied coffee use to both beneficial and harmful effects, note senior author Dr. Rob M. van Dam, from Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, and colleagues. Although research in the general population has suggested no harmful cardiovascular effects from coffee, data from diabetic groups has been lacking. Recently, however, evidence has suggested coffee consumption may impair glucose tolerance in diabetics.