Subject: Coffee is good
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> Coffee: The New Health Food?
> Plenty of health benefits are brewing in America's
> beloved beverage, coffee.
>
> By Sid Kirchheimer
>
>
> Reviewed By Brunilda Nazario, MD
> on Monday, January 26, 2004
> WebMD Feature
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> Why Coffee May Be the New Health Food
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>
>
> Want a drug that could lower your risk of diabetes,
> Parkinson's disease, and colon cancer? That could
> lift your mood and treat headaches? That could lower
> your risk of cavities?
>
>
> If it sounds too good to be true, think again.
>
>
> Coffee, the much maligned but undoubtedly beloved
> beverage, just made headlines for possibly cutting
> the risk of the latest disease epidemic, type 2
> diabetes. And the real news seems to be that the
> more you drink, the better.
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>
> Reducing Disease Risk
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> After analyzing data on 126,000 people for as long
> as 18 years, Harvard researchers calculate that
> compared with not partaking in America's favorite
> morning drink, downing one to three cups of
> caffeinated coffee daily can reduce diabetes risk by
> single digits. But having six cups or more each day
> slashed men's risk by 54% and women's by 30% over
> java avoiders.
>
>
> Though the scientists give the customary "more
> research is needed" before they recommend you do
> overtime at Starbuck's to specifically prevent
> diabetes, their findings, reported just two weeks
> ago, are very similar to those in a less-publicized
> Dutch study last year. And perhaps more importantly,
> it's the latest of hundreds of studies suggesting
> that coffee may be something of a health food --
> especially in higher amounts.
>
>
> In recent decades, some 19,000 studies have been
> done examining coffee's impact on health. And for
> the most part, their results are as pleasing as a
> gulp of freshly brewed Breakfast Blend for the 108
> million Americans who routinely enjoy this
> traditionally morning -- and increasingly daylong --
> ritual. In practical terms, regular coffee drinkers
> include the majority of U.S. adults and a growing
> number of children.
>
>
> "Overall, the research shows that coffee is far more
> healthful than it is harmful," says Tomas DePaulis,
> PhD, research scientist at Vanderbilt University's
> Institute for Coffee Studies, which conducts its own
> medical research and tracks coffee studies from
> around the world. "For most people, very little bad
> comes from drinking it, but a lot of good."
>
>
> Consider this: At least six studies indicate that
> people who drink coffee on a regular basis are up to
> 80% less likely to develop Parkinson's, with three
> showing the more they drink, the lower the risk.
> Other research shows that compared to not drinking
> coffee, at least two cups daily can translate to a
> 25% reduced risk of colon cancer, an 80% drop in
> liver cirrhosis risk, and nearly half the risk of
> gallstones.
>
>
> Coffee even offsets some of the damage caused by
> other vices, some research indicates. "People who
> smoke and are heavy drinkers have less heart disease
> and liver damage when they regularly consume large
> amounts of coffee compared to those who don't," says
> DePaulis.
>
>
> There's also some evidence that coffee may help
> manage asthma and even control attacks when
> medication is unavailable, stop a headache, boost
> mood, and even prevent cavities.
>
>
> The Benefits of Caffeine
>
>
> Is it the caffeine? The oodles of antioxidants in
> coffee beans, some of which become especially potent
> during the roasting process? Even other mysterious
> properties that warrant this intensive study?
>
>
> Actually, yes.
>
> Some of coffee's reported benefits are a direct
> result of its higher caffeine content: An eight
> ounce cup of drip-brewed coffee contains about 85 mg
> -- about three and a half times more than the same
> serving of tea or cola or one ounce of chocolate.
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>
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