Chalk up another health win for coffee. This time, data suggests that drinking coffee (not just caffeinated beverages) reduces mens’ risk of advanced prostate cancer. 60% lower risk, in fact, when comparing heavy coffee drinkers with those who drank none. Read more here. (via BoingBoing)
Add comment December 8th, 2009
Here’s a new, interesting health benefit to drinking coffee – it helps reduce the pain of exercise! You can read more over at Yahoo.
Add comment April 1st, 2009
A new study has shown that drinking four or more cups of coffee a day can reduce the risk of stroke by around 20%. The study only included women, so it’s unknown if men would experience the same benefit. It’s worth noting that among those who don’t smoke, the risk of stroke was reduced by over 40%! (via HuffingtonPost)
Add comment February 27th, 2009
I came across an article today, discussing the link between coffee and an increased risk of cancer in a baby. Reading further though revealing it’s all just a hypothesis right now, and in reality the study has not been completed! Just goes to show you need to be careful about how you interpret what you read these days. There are quotes such as this:
Researcher Dr Marcus Cooke said there was a ‘good likelihood’ the study would make a connection.
Read it for yourself here.
Add comment January 26th, 2009
A European study suggests that moderate coffee intake (3-5 cups a day) may reduce your risk of developing Alzheimer’s and dementia by 60-65%. As is typical in long-term studies like these, it’s difficult to reach any definite conclusions without locking up the test subjects in a box for a few decades to rule out any other external influences. However, the hypothesis behind this is plausible, that the antioxidants in coffee are what provides the benefit. You can read more here.
A previous study (read it here) found a similar link between caffeine and dementia, with a different hypothesis behind it, looking at how caffeine can block some of the bad effects of high cholesterol.
Of course, this news comes shortly after another report found that drinking three cups of brewed coffee increases one’s risk of hallucinations!
So, in conclusion, coffee might be good for you, but hopefully you’re drinking it because you enjoy it.
Add comment January 16th, 2009
A recently study finds that coffee, or rather the caffeine from one cup of coffee a day, can reduce a person’s risk of dementia. Seems it helps strengthen the barrier between the brain and the bloodstream. Do we need yet another reason to enjoy coffee? Of course not. But this does indicate that caffeinated coffee may be healthier than decaf. Read more at the BBC website.
Add comment April 3rd, 2008
Chemists have discovered that most of the bitterness found in coffee is due to antioxidants formed in the roasting process (only about fifteen percent is due to caffeine), though the brewing process also affects the amount of bitterness in the final cup. You can read more at livescience.com.
Add comment August 23rd, 2007
Coffee seems to do more good than harm, when drank in moderation of course. One study found that coffee consumption can result in a 41 percent reduction in the risk for cancer. Another study found that coffee, or rather caffeine, can great reduce your risk of skin cancer. Read more at the links above. (via Digg)
Add comment August 2nd, 2007
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