Three cups of black coffee a day enough to lower diabetes, heart disease risk

The researchers discovered that coffee and caffeine could offer some protection during nearly all stages of cardiometabolic disease development.

The study has found the amount of caffeine you need to lower the risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke.

According to new research published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, regular consumption of moderate amounts of coffee and caffeine can protect against several heart-related and metabolic diseases.

The study found that people who regularly drank coffee or consumed caffeine, especially in moderate amounts, had a lower risk of developing multiple cardiometabolic diseases (CM), which refers to having at least two heart or metabolic conditions at the same time.

As people live longer worldwide, the number of individuals with multiple cardiometabolic diseases is becoming a bigger public health issue, according to the study.

The researchers discovered that coffee and caffeine could offer some protection during nearly all stages of cardiometabolic disease development.

"Drinking three cups of coffee or 200-300 mg of caffeine per day may help lower the risk of developing cardiometabolic diseases in those who are currently healthy,” said Chaofu Ke, the lead author from Suzhou Medical College in China.

The study showed that compared to people who consumed less than 100 mg of caffeine a day or didn't drink coffee at all, those who consumed moderate amounts (about three cups of coffee or 200-300 mg of caffeine per day) had a 48% lower risk of developing cardiometabolic diseases.