Walter Jessen
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08:34:41 pm on August 5, 2008 | # |
The ins and outs of coffee, caffeine and health:
- Not a diuretic
- No increased risk of heart disease
- No risk in the development of hypertension
- No risk in cancer (in fact, may half the risk of liver cancer)
- Small effect on bone loss
- Doesn’t help with weight loss
- Enhances mood and physical performance
- Improves alertness and reaction time
- Reduces the risk of Parkinson’s disease
- Lowers the risk of type 2 diabetes
Looks like the NYT missed my recent review on coffee consumption and liver cancer. Additionally, while the Swedish study mentioned in the NYT article found no connection between coffee, tea or caffeine consumption and breast cancer, a study published in May 2007 suggests that caffeine may protect against breast cancer in women that have a BRCA1 gene mutation.
