Add Avoidance of MS to the List of Potential Benefits of Coffee
Drinking 6 or more cups of coffee per day has been associated with a reduced risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS). In a paper published on March 3rd in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, two studies -in California and Sweden reported that people who drank six or more...
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Drinking Two or More Cups of Coffee Per Day is Associated With Reduced Depression in Women
A new study conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston suggests drinking coffee lowers the risk of depression in women. Over a 10-year period , women who drank 2-3 cups of caffeinated coffee per day were 15% less likley to develop depression than those who drank one cup or less per week. This new study is the largest of its kind and included more than 50,000 women in the U.S. The data spanned 1980-2006 and the results were published in the September 26th issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. Similar studies involving coffee and mental health have also found...
Coffee May Help Those With Hepatitis C
A study published in June in Gastroenterology reported that coffee drinking is associated with improved responses to Hepatitis C therapy. Drinking three or more cups of coffee per day increased the chances of an improved response by 80%. It was already known that coffee is associated with lower levels of liver enzymes and a slower progression of pre-existing liver disease. Over the 72 weeks of this study, patients who drank more than three cups of coffee per day were significantly more likely than non-coffee drinkers to have a positive treatment response at all points throughout the course of the study. While it doesn’t seem the same effects were...
Is Caffeine All In Your Head?
Think you need caffeine to wake up in the morning? It may be all in your head. A new study from the University of London suggests the energy jolt people experience when drinking coffee may just be in the mind of the drinker. The researchers studied a group of London students, divided into four groups by gender and whether or not they were receiving caffeinated coffee. Some students believed they were drinking caffeinated coffee, when in reality it was actually decaf. As it turns out, all of the students who believed they were drinking caffeinated coffee had improved attention and...
Coffee Drinkers Less Likely to Carry the MRSA Bacteria
According to researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina, people who drink hot coffee are less likely to carry the antibiotic-resistant staph infection bacteria MRSA in their noses. MRSA can live in peoples’ noses without infecting them with the disease, but may be linked with spreading infection. Drinking hot coffee seemed to cause a 50% reduction in the odds of carrying this bug, and drinking both hot coffee and hot tea was associated with a 67% reduction. Fortunately, these findings suggest an inexpensive and easily-accessible way to decrease the spread of this particular germ. It is important to note that these...
New Study Points to Reduced Prostate Cancer Risk For Coffee Drinkers
A study was released May 17, 2011 from the Harvard School of Public Health which showed that coffee drinkers have a lower risk of developing prostate cancer than men who drink no coffee. Whether it’s regular or decaf makes no difference. The Harvard study followed 47,911 health professionals every four years from 1986 to 2008, and found that those men who consumed six or more cups of coffee per day had a 60% less chance of developing the lethal form of prostate cancer, and 20% lower risk of developing any form of the disease. Those who drank less coffee per...
