It amazes me how little attention coffee gets here and elsewhere. I used to recommend to folks that they should stop drinking coffee. Not only do I think I was wrong, I have now started drinking it myself after 38 years
It's not right for everyone, especially for folks who may have heart problems. Sure it could raise CRP, blood pressure, and homocysteine, but if you are good in these areas and it does not raise your own personal CRP, BP and homocys, then why not?
It would be ironic if the average american was getting more polyphenols from food than the average imminst poster gets from food due to coffee. According to some studies, Coffee has the most antioxidants compared to other beverages (the comparisons often include comparisons to tea, cocoa, and wine)
http://www.consumera...005/coffee.html
http://jn.nutrition....l/133/9/2812#T4
Some selected studies from a google cut and paste (many are redundant):
Coffee May Protect Against DiabetesDrinking caffeinated coffee was found to reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by as much as 60%, a study shows.
diabetes.webmd.com/news/20061025/coffee-may-protect-against-diabetes - 95k
Coffee may slow memory declines in women: study - Yahoo! News
Coffee may slow memory declines in women: study. By Ishani Ganguli Mon Aug 6, 4:56 PM ET. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Drinking more than three cups of coffee a ...
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ScienceDaily: Study Ties Coffee Use With Lowered Parkinson's Risk
Drinking coffee may reduce the risk of Parkinson's disease, according to a study published in the November 14 issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of ...
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2000/11/001113233921.htm - 47k - Cached - Similar pages
Drinking coffee seems to protect the liver | Health | Reuters
Animal and laboratory studies have suggested that certain compounds in coffee may block harmful enzymes involved in the development of cancer. Coffee ...
www.reuters.com/article/ healthNews/idUSCOL95392220070809 - 61k - Cached - Similar pages
Coffee Appears to Lessen Liver Cancer Risk
A new meta-analysis suggests that drinking coffee may reduce the risk for hepatocellular ... They identified 10 studies of 2260 patients with liver cancer. ...
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/561366 - Similar pages
Coffee May Curb Liver Cancer, Researchers Say Disease Appears To ...
A new report, published in the August edition of the journal Hepatology, boils down the findings from 10 studies on coffee and liver cancer. ...
www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/ 08/02/health/webmd/main3127995.shtml - 102k - Cached - Similar pages
Can Coffee Fight Skin Cancer?, Study: Caffeine Lowers Risk Of Skin ...
A new study finds that caffeine lowers the risk of skin cancer in ... in coffee, tea and some cola drinks, has been shown in other studies to prompt mental ...
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ScienceDaily: Coffee linked to reduced liver cancer risk
1 (UPI) -- An analysis of 11 studies conducted in Europe and Japan found a link between coffee and a reduced risk of liver cancer. ...
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Coffee drinkers rejoice: your liver and skin thank you
The benefit held up well across a variety of studies, including both case-controlled and cohort ... Filed under: coffee, caffeine, cancer, biology, science ...
arstechnica.com/journals/science.ars/2007/ 08/01/coffee-drinkers-rejoice-your-liver-and-skin-thank-you - 20k - Cached - Similar pages
Drinking coffee may cut liver cancer risk - Cancer - MSNBC.com
An inverse association between coffee consumption and liver cancer risk was observed in all of the studies, and this association was statistically ...
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19052817/ - 50k - Cached - Similar pages
Coffee Consumption and Incidence of Colorectal Cancer in Two ...
Investigators have reported an inverse association between coffee consumption and risk of colorectal cancer in several case-control studies, but prospective ...
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Studies confirm coffee is good at stopping cancer - Science News ...
The findings showed a 41% reduction in the risk of cancer for coffee drinkers. Now, these findings are consistent with other studies. ...
science.qj.net/ Studies-confirm-coffee-is-good-at-stopping-cancer/pg/49/aid/99129 - 67k - Cached - Similar pages
Coffee-The Cure For Cancer? -- iSnare.com Articles
Caffeine, the chemical stimulant in coffee and tea, has been found to lower the risk of ... called hairless mice, commonly used for skin cancer studies. ...
www.isnare.com/?aid=170478&ca=Cancer+Survival - 29k - Cached - Similar pages
Health Benefits of Coffee - WebMD
At least six studies indicate that people who drink coffee on a regular ... to a 25% reduced risk of colon cancer, an 80% drop in liver cirrhosis risk, ...
men.webmd.com/features/coffee-new-health-food - 102k - Cached - Similar pages
Coffee Consumption Lowers Risk for Liver Cancer - Journal Watch ...
All studies showed an inverse relation between coffee consumption and HCC; in six, ... Larsson SC and Wolk A. Coffee consumption and risk of liver cancer: A ...
gastroenterology.jwatch.org/cgi/content/full/2007/803/2 - Similar pages
Is Coffee the Solution to Everything from Cancer to Female Sex Drive?
Besides the new cancer study linking higher coffee consumption to lower percentage of women who develop breast cancer, recent studies have suggested that - ...
seniorjournal.com/NEWS/Nutrition-Vitamins/ 6-01-18-IsCoffeeTheSolution.htm - 64k - Cached - Similar pages
Coffee Consumption and Risk of Liver Cancer: A Meta-Analysis ...
We quantitatively assessed the relation between coffee consumption and the risk of liver cancer in a meta-analysis of epidemiologic studies. ...
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Coffee and jogging 'help curb skin cancer' - Telegraph
In other studies researchers have found that caffeine, via coffee consumption, was associated with a lower risk of nonmelanoma skin cancer, liver cancer, ...
www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/ earth/2007/07/31/scicancer231.xml - 38k - Cached - Similar pages
Coffee Consumption Is Not Associated with Ovarian Cancer Incidence ...
In a meta-analysis of the crude data of seven case-control studies of coffee consumption and ovarian cancer published before 1990, the combined odds ratio ...
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Drink Coffee To Reduce Risk Of Colorectal Cancer: From ...
"Until human studies are done, no one knows exactly how much coffee is needed to have a protective effect against colon cancer," said study leader Dr Thomas ...
medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/11-2005/ drink-coffee-to-reduce-risk-of-colorectal-cancer.html - 19k - Cached - Similar pages
Coffee Reduces Risk of Bladder Cancer: Scientific American
The same study, however, indicates that coffee may protect against bladder cancer, especially among smokers. Analyzing data from 500 diagnosed cases of ...
www.sciam.com/ article.cfm?articleID=0002834E