Great news for coffee drinkers
I started drinking coffee in high school. Over time, the amount increased, so that by about 15 years ago, I was drinking three pots of coffee a day. It was then that I started experiencing acid reflux. Upon learning that acid reflux is a risk factor for esophageal cancer, I quit cold turkey.
Within a week, I found myself sleeping more soundly and waking up completely refreshed. Since then, I’ve never used an alarm clock.
After a few months, I started drinking a mug of coffee with breakfast and another mug of coffee with lunch. No coffee after lunch. That’s how its been ever since.
I’m glad I was able to resume the coffee habit after reading about a recent study from U.K. Biobank:
“Coffee drinking was associated with lower risks of serious liver disease and related mortality, with the more one consumes the better, data from the U.K. Biobank suggested.
“Over a median 13-year follow-up, drinking five or more cups of coffee per day was tied to reduced risks of cirrhosis (HR 0.68, 95% CI 0.58-0.79), hepatocellular carcinoma (HR 0.53, 95% CI 0.34-0.83), and liver-related mortality . . .
“Even lower consumption (≥1-2 cups per day) was linked to significantly reduced risks of cirrhosis (HR 0.80, 95% CI 0.72-0.89), hepatocellular carcinoma (HR 0.76, 95% CI 0.57-0.99), and liver-related mortality (HR 0.69, 95% CI 0.58-0.82) compared with no consumption . . .
“Those associations persisted for both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee, suggesting that non-caffeine compounds mediate liver benefits, and for unsweetened and sweetened coffee, though estimates were slightly attenuated among those who added sugar or artificial sweeteners.”
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“Considering the potential impact that heavy coffee drinking may have on blood pressure and heart rate, a moderate amount of three cups per day may be optimal “for getting the hepatoprotective effect, and at the same time minimizing any cardiovascular side effects,” he said.
Coffee consumption has been linked to a number of health benefits, such as a reduced risk of dementia and better cognitive function, a lower risk of head and neck cancer, and a reduced risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality when consumed in the morning.”
w00t!
Coffee is good for you
Within a week, I found myself sleeping more soundly and waking up completely refreshed. Since then, I’ve never used an alarm clock.
After a few months, I started drinking a mug of coffee with breakfast and another mug of coffee with lunch. No coffee after lunch. That’s how its been ever since.
I’m glad I was able to resume the coffee habit after reading about a recent study from U.K. Biobank:
“Coffee drinking was associated with lower risks of serious liver disease and related mortality, with the more one consumes the better, data from the U.K. Biobank suggested.
“Over a median 13-year follow-up, drinking five or more cups of coffee per day was tied to reduced risks of cirrhosis (HR 0.68, 95% CI 0.58-0.79), hepatocellular carcinoma (HR 0.53, 95% CI 0.34-0.83), and liver-related mortality . . .
“Even lower consumption (≥1-2 cups per day) was linked to significantly reduced risks of cirrhosis (HR 0.80, 95% CI 0.72-0.89), hepatocellular carcinoma (HR 0.76, 95% CI 0.57-0.99), and liver-related mortality (HR 0.69, 95% CI 0.58-0.82) compared with no consumption . . .
“Those associations persisted for both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee, suggesting that non-caffeine compounds mediate liver benefits, and for unsweetened and sweetened coffee, though estimates were slightly attenuated among those who added sugar or artificial sweeteners.”
*snip*
“Considering the potential impact that heavy coffee drinking may have on blood pressure and heart rate, a moderate amount of three cups per day may be optimal “for getting the hepatoprotective effect, and at the same time minimizing any cardiovascular side effects,” he said.
Coffee consumption has been linked to a number of health benefits, such as a reduced risk of dementia and better cognitive function, a lower risk of head and neck cancer, and a reduced risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality when consumed in the morning.”
w00t!
Coffee is good for you
As a confirmed espresso drinker, I’ve long wondered how these studies translate to espresso – it doesn’t seem likely that the caffeine ratio is that good a proxy for whatever it is that, say, three cups of coffee would translate to in terms of espresso shots.
Either way, I’ve had my first shot of the day, and I’ve had my shingles vaccine, and I exercise regularly, so hopefully the dementia that has already felled two of my cousins and three of my aunts and uncles (but not my parents!) will either pass me by or hold off a bit longer than otherwise.
@John,
I quoted from the article that the benefits accrue for decaf, so caffeine has nothing to do with it.
My dad died with a diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia. Since I have my genome sequenced, I verified that I have none of the known risk variants for dementias (e.g. ApoE4). I still do things like coffee and exercise to reduce risk.
Age is another risk factor for dementia. There are ways to prevent aging, but I don’t plan to use any of them.