Health
Coffee consumption reduces prostate cancer risk
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)
Coffee reduces the pain of exercise
Here’s a new, interesting health benefit to drinking coffee – it helps reduce the pain of exercise! You can read more over at Yahoo.
Study shows that drinking coffee may reduce the risk of stroke
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 … Continue reading
Caffeine risks to babies?
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 … Continue reading
Coffee May Reduce Alzheimer’s Risk
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 … Continue reading
Coffee may cut the risk of dementia
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 … Continue reading
