| COFFEE
& HEALTH |
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| Fight Fatigue With Coffee...The "Think"
Drink |
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| What Coffee Can Do: |
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Improves mental performance. |
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Boosts physical energy. |
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Elevates and improves mood. |
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| How It Works |
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Researchers at MIT found that
"caffeine is a mind-accelerating mood booster."
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It increases mental performance.
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Caffeine stimulates reaction
time, attention span, concentration and acuity with
numbers. As little as 32 mg of caffeine as much
as in a single serving of cola or a 5-ounce cup
of tea can give you a real mental and energy boost.
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Caffeine moves to your brain
fast, with 20 to 30 minutes and lasts up to 6 hours.
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| Bonus |
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| Caffeine also improves physical endurance.
Studies show that cyclists pedaled 7% harder and lasted
in competition 20% longer after taking caffeine. |
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| Tip |
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| Drink your caffeine before your meal for
a bigger energy boost and fatigue beater effect. |
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| SOURCE: 'On-the-Job Energy Boosters"'
by Edita Kaye |
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| Drinking coffee may cut men's gallstone
risk |
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| NEW YORK, June 8 (Reuters Health) -- Whether
they choose espresso, latte, brewed or instant, men who
drink four or more cups of coffee each day have a 45%
lower risk of developing gallstones, acording to a report
in the June 9th issue of The Journal of the American Medical
Association. |
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| In the study of 46,008 men aged 40 to
75 with no history of gallstone disease, men who regularly
consumed coffee had a reduced risk of gallstone disease
during 10 years of follow-up compared with men who did
not drink coffee on a regular basis. |
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| Men who drank two to three cups of regular
coffee per day had a 40% reduced risk of developing gallstone
disease than non-Java drinkers, and those who drank four
or more cups per day had a 45% lower risk. No such effect
was observed with consumption of tea, decaffeinated coffee,
or low-calorie caffeinated soft drinks, the investigators
report. |
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| SOURCE: The Journal of the American Medical
Association 1999 Copyright © Reuters Limited 1999
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| Coffee may protect against cirrhosis of
the liver |
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| In the past decade, research in the United
States, Japan and Italy indicates that consumption of
coffee has a strong protective effect against cirrhosis
of the liver. |
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| These studies show that drinking 3 to
4 cups of coffee a day was associated with an 80% reduction
in risk for cirrhosis of the liver, compared with those
who don't drink coffee at all. Cirrhosis is a chronic
disease which damages the liver's tissue. Excessive alcohol
use is the leading cause of cirrhosis, which is the 9th
leading cause of death in the United States. |
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| Coffee may be effective in reducing the
risk of cancers of digestive tract |
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| Coffee has shown a protective effect against
colon cancer in some studies. A recent meta-analysis of
17 studies on coffee consumption and colorectal cancer
from 1960 to 1990 found the risk of colorectal cancer
to be 24% lower among those who drink 4 or more cups of
coffee per day, than among those who rarely or never drink
coffee. |
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| The most likely explanations for lower
risk of colorectal cancer among heavy coffee consumers
are the enhanced colonic activity induced by coffee, and
that anti-mutagenic components in coffee and caffeine
inhibit the cancer-causing effect of various microorganisms.
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| Colorectal cancer is the second leading
cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, with
some 131,000 Americans diagnosed with cancers of the rectum
and colon on an annual basis. About 90% of the cancers
occur in people over age 50. |
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| There are some good points for caffeine,
if you have asthma it may help relieve an attack. The
caffeine relaxes bronchial muscles. Also, caffeine is
also known for it's temporary increase of muscle strength
and endurance. |
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| Caffeine is good for the body if limited
to less than 300 milligrams per day. |
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| Greater consumption of coffee tends to
lower the blood sugar count, reducing the risk of contracting
adult onset diabetes, according to scientists from the
Tokyo University Hospital and Asahi Life Insurance Co. |
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| Substances in coffee appear to counter
the onset of the debilitating disease and scientists hope
whatever it is can be pinpointed to be used in the prevention
and possible cure of diabetes. |
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| Researchers tested 941 men and 1,511 women
in their 50s who had not been diagnosed with diabetes.
If the blood sugar count of the patient was 126 milligrams
or over for every one-tenth of a liter, they were deemed
to have fully blown diabetes. Cases of 110 milligrams
or more were deemed to be borderline diabetics. Of the
male patients, those who drank less than one cup of coffee
per week made up 19 percent of borderline diabetics, but
those who drank at least five cups accounted for only
9.7 percent of the borderline cases. It was a similar
story among women, where infrequent coffee drinkers made
up 6.9 percent of the borderline diabetics as opposed
to just 3.5 percent who regularly imbibed in a Java. |
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Coffee drinkers were permitted to use
milk and sugar with their beverage during the test, but
the results did not closely analyze the effects these
had on blood sugar levels.
Various types of tea also failed to show any effect on
blood sugar levels.Researchers feel that caffeine is unlikely
to combat diabetes, but other substances in coffee such
as magnesium or chlorogenic acids, the substances that
give the beverage its tangy taste, could prove handy in
fighting the disease. |
