Recently released results from the Nurses’ Health Study from 1980 to 2004 have shown that drinking two to three cups of coffee a day can reduce your chance of death from all causes, but mainly fatal heart disease. The beneficial effects were most noticeable in women, but were also present in men as well. Yet again, health professionals have come full circle on an opinion of what is and is not healthy. I guess I’ll get my butt back on the caffeine, since all of a sudden, downing up to three cups of coffee (which is still quite a bit of caffeine) is healthy again.
Many of you no doubt know of my long standing love-hate relationship with caffeine. I spent years drinking Jolt cola by the bottle, then the canful when the format changed. I then drank a Starbucks’ white chocolate mocha every day before work until I realized this was a very expensive hobby. A number of times, I have been proud of kicking the caffeine habit, like so many smokers before relapse, and perhaps at times, my caffeine habit has been a little…excessive would be the word I use.
This is much like the continuous flip flop about one or two drinks a day being healthy. I think it’s almost at the stage where I start drinking two cups of coffee in the morning, and having one or two glasses a wine with dinner an evening. Would keep all the bases covered, wouldn’t it?
Regardless, this is good news for coffee drinkers everywhere, so I thought it would make a good Tuesday post. Enjoy your Timmy’s tomorrow morning!
In a science related note, the LHC goes online tomorrow. If the whole world is destroyed like the nutters think will happen – farewell to all. Otherwise, brace yourselves for imminent awesome science! (Actually, unless you’re a science nerd, don’t even give it a passing thought, particle physics is kind of boring.)
1 comment:
Well, this post wasn't up when I made the LHC comment on the post below./off topic
As for coffee, or anything that is good, no bad, no wait it's good again! for your health, I think moderation prevails in this neverending game of flip-floppery.
I've never needed beed the type to need his fix of caffeine to function, but I surely won't stop drinking that sporadic cup of espresso because some "expert" decided it was bad again.
Surely this isn't the first time some medical experts came back on their decision. Look at heroin, was that not supposed to replace morphine because it had no addictive properties?
As for "enjoying" my Timmy's, that's open to debate. I'll stick to their tea selection. I think the "débouche toilette" they call coffee can stay in its pot.
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