Coffee is good for you

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Drinking coffee early and often is good for you, according to research.

After some medical studies claimed our favourite morning tipple was a dangerous diuretic and linked to illnesses including heart disease and cancer, many regular coffee drinkers dropped their skinny latte altogether.

That, coupled with news that the nation's morning Starbucks has been one of the first pleasures to go since the credit crunch descended, means coffee has taken a back seat.

However, new long-term studies conducted over several years have recently emerged to show the health benefits of a moderate caffeine injection.  

A large Californian clinical trial showed that there is no evidence that coffee increases the risk of heart attack, sudden death or heart rhythms.

Meanwhile, a review of 66 clinical trials published last year revealed that drinking coffee has no carcinogenic effect and even suggested that coffee-drinking can prevent cancer. Japanese researchers reported in 2005 that 90,000 men and women who drank two cups of coffee a day for ten years, had half the risk of developing liver cancer compared to those who never drank it.

However, as with anything, the key is moderation, say experts who do warn that coffee is an addictive drug and drinking too much can cause symptoms similar to panic attacks and chronic anxiety.

Wednesday 20 August 2008

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I think if you took everything the so called experts said as gospel you would go crazy giving up 1 thing 1 week and buying something else thats suppose to do you good only to be told its bad for you the next week! I believe in everything in moderation and thats what I'm sticking to!
Comment by Jilly on August 20 13:35

Okay , so what scientist worked it out? Because with these kinds of reports they never name them? So are we sure its not just the big companies like starbucks controlling what we buy?
Comment by ashley on August 20 18:21

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