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Coffee : Poison or Health Elixir?
By Stephen Bucaro
Computers are very complicated, so computer professionals need to keep
their brain synapses firing rapidly. To accomplish this, many computer
professionals consume large amounts of coffee. Studies keep coming out
that prove coffee is dangerous to our health. Other studies prove those
findings to be false. Is coffee bad for us or not?
Does coffee cause Cancer?
A 2005 study by the University of Toronto tracked 1,690 women in four countries
who carried the BRCA gene mutation, a mutation found in women who have a family
history of breast cancer. Women with the gene mutation who drank six or more cups
of coffee a day reduced their risk of breast cancer by nearly 70 percent.
Drinking coffee reduces the risk of developing breast cancer for women who have
a family history of the disease. However, the protection was seen only with caffeinated
coffee, not decaffeinated.
Does coffee raise blood pressure?
A 2002 study by John Hopkins University that tracked 1,000 former medical
students found that heavy coffee drinking is associated with a small increase
in blood pressure, but not enough to increase the risk for hypertension.
Does coffee cause heart attacks?
A 2000 Finnish study that surveyed more than 20,000 Finnish men and women
about their coffee drinking habits and medical history found no evidence
that coffee drinking is connected to heart disease.
The study did find that coffee drinkers have poorer health habits than
those who drank no coffee. Those who drank coffee were more likely to
smoke and have greater amounts of body fat.
Those who drank less than one cup of coffee a day were more likely have
back problems, constipation, nausea, gallstones, and congestion, and
deaths from heart disease were highest in those who did not drink coffee.
Does coffee cause diabetes?
A 2003 study by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health found
that people who drank four to five cups per day reduced their risk of
type 2 diabetes by 30 percent. And men who drink six or more cups of
coffee per day lowered their risk of type 2 diabetes an additional 20
percent. (The additional protection did not appear for Women).
Does coffee harm your brain?
A 2000 study by researchers in Hawaii that surveyed 8,000 men found that
those who drank three or more cups of coffee per day were five times
less likely to develop Parkinson's disease. Coffee appears to provide strong
protection from Parkinson's disease.
These studies prove that coffee is not bad for us, but in fact it provides
many health benefits. So computer professionals can continue to consume
large amounts of coffee in order to keep their brain synapses firing. I would
like to expand further on the health benefits of coffee, but it's time
for my coffee break.
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