Harvard University researcher Nicole Wedick, ScD., recently gave 45 overweight adults an unusual dietary order — drink 5 cups of coffee a day for two months. The order was part of Wedick’s research into the benefits of coffee for those at risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Her research is part of a growing body looking into the links between coffee and diabetes. Wedick focused her research on the metabolic effects of coffee, particularly as it affects several substances in the body that have been implicated in insulin resistance and/or diabetes mellitus. Wedick’s research was designed to determine the effect …