Type 2 Diabetes Breakthrough

• Type 2 'can be REVERSED in weeks by following THIS diet'
• DIABETES can be reversed in a matter of weeks by following a strict low calorie diet, new research shows

Scientists say lifestyle driven Type 2 - a condition that almost 12 million Britons are thought to be at risk of developing - is caused by excess fat in the liver and pancreas.

Findings due to be presented today have given fresh hope that the debilitating disease need not to a life sentence.

They reveal that even if sufferers have been blighted for years the condition can be brought under control by sensible eating.

Professor Roy Taylor, from Newcastle University, said: “The good news for people with Type 2 is our work shows that even if you have had the condition for 10 years you are likely to be able to reverse it by moving that all important tiny amount of fat out of the pancreas. At present, this can only be done through substantial weight loss.” Read more: http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/853308/diabetes-type-2-uk-breakthrough-can-be-reversed-low-calorie-diet

How three cups of coffee a day can extend your life

Studies find antioxidant properties helps to improve liver function

• Two major studies found three cups a day can reduce the risk of an early death
• Found it reduced risks of liver disease and digestive and circulatory problems
• Research shows antioxidant plant compound is responsible rather than caffeine
• Drink improves liver function, reduces inflammation and boosts immune system

Drinking three cups of coffee a day could extend your life, research suggests.

Two major studies, one led by British researchers and one in the US, have independently found consuming up to three cups a day reduces the risk of an early death.

The papers, both published last night in the Annals of Internal Medicine, found links between coffee and reduced risks of liver disease, circulatory problems and diseases linked to the digestive tract.

The scientists believe the antioxidant plant compounds in coffee are responsible for the benefits, rather than caffeine. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4683366/How-three-cups-coffee-day-extend-life.html

Drinking FIVE cups of coffee a day reduces your risk of developing liver cancer by up to 50%

• Drinking one cup of coffee a day lowers your liver cancer risk by 20%
• Two coffee cups reduces your risk of developing the disease by 35%
• Decaffeinated options have a protective effect but to a lesser extent
• Researchers say more research is needed to determine its health effects

Researchers from Southampton and Edinburgh universities examined data from 26 studies involving more than 2.25 million participants.

Compared with people who drank no coffee, those who drank one cup had a 20 per cent lower risk of developing the most common form of primary liver cancer, known as hepatocellular carcinoma, they found.

Results, published in the journal BMJ Open, also found that those who drank two cups had a 35 per cent reduced risk of suffering the disease, while drinking five cups cut their risk in half. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4540444/Drinking-coffee-reduces-liver-cancer-risk-50.html