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Magnesium helps prevent type 2 diabetes--especially in the overweight--say two new studies. And you may want to wash down those magnesium caplets with a coffee, according to a third study.
Harvard School of Public Health researchers evaluated the diets of 85,000 women and 42,000 men, using data supplied over 18 years. Those getting the most magnesium were least likely to develop type 2 diabetes. Another Harvard team, in conjunction with Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, found overweight women consuming the most magnesium 22 percent less likely to develop type 2 diabetes.
A third study links long-term, heavy coffee drinking with a reduced risk of developing type 2 diabetes. This research--involving 125,000 men and women and spanning 15 years--was published in the January 2004 ...