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JAMA: Coffee Consumption and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

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Reports an association between coffee consumption and a reduced risk of diabetes in a Finnish population. Journal of the American Medical Association, March 10, 2004.




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Desc: JAMA -- Abstract: Coffee Consumption and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Among Middle-aged Finnish Men and Women, March 10, 2004, Tuomilehto et al. 291 (10): 1213
 

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