Another Study Points to Reduced Stroke Risk for Women Coffee Drinkers
A new Swedish study regarding stroke risk and coffee consumption comes to the same basic conclusion as earlier studies — women can expect less stroke risk if they regularly drink coffee. In a study published March 10 in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association, researchers determined that women who consumed...
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3 Scientific Reasons Coffee Makes You Happier and More Productive
One of the reasons is that caffeine causes your body to increase the level of dopamine in your brain, which is the chemical that causes you to feel happy. Yes, coffee, at least the kind with caffeine, can literally make you happier.5 Reasons to Say Yes to Coffee
Lowers Risk of Overall Disease: Numerous studies have shown those who regularly drink coffee are at a lower risk of certain types of cancers (breast, liver, prostate, skin), Diabetes, and Parkinson’s Disease, and depression. This isn’t surprising considering coffee is the #1 source of disease-preventing antioxidants in the US diet! Increases Memory Function: Two cups of coffee per day improves memory function for up to two hours after consumption, mainly due to the effects of the caffeine. Lowers Stroke Risk: The American Journal of Epidemiology has published that drinking 3-4 cups daily reduces stroke risk by about 17%- wow! Improves...
Coffee May Reduce Risk of Developing Most Common Form of Skin Cancer
New research from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School indicates that drinking your daily cup of coffee may reduce the risk of developing a certain type of skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma. Nearly one million new cases of basal cell carcinoma are diagnosed each year in the U.S., making it the most common form of the disease. In this study, the amount of caffeine consumed was inversely associated with risk, meaning higher consumption of coffee indicated lower risk of skin cancer. Decaffeinated coffee was not associated with the lower skin cancer risk, suggesting that the caffeine is a...
Another Study Points to Reduced Stroke Risk for Women Coffee Drinkers
A new Swedish study regarding stroke risk and coffee consumption comes to the same basic conclusion as earlier studies — women can expect less stroke risk if they regularly drink coffee. In a study published March 10 in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association, researchers determined that women who consumed one or more cups of coffee per day had about a 25% lower risk of stroke than women who drank less than that. Researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Science in Stockholm, Sweden followed 34,670 women aged 49 to 83 over a 10 year period from 1997 to 2007. ...
Coffee and Diet Soda: Polar Opposites When It Comes to Stroke Risk
Diet soda and coffee are both beverages, and both have zero calories. But the similarities stop there, especially when it comes to stroke risk. New research shows an increased risk for stroke among diet soda drinkers, while previous research on coffee shows just the opposite. The increased risk of stroke could be as much as 61 percent for diet soda drinkers, this according to a study presented February 9 at the American Stroke Association’s International Conference in California. Conducted by researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, the study tracked 2,564 New Yorkers over a 9.3 year period, who were classified into groups according to...
