December 6, 2011
Once again using the cautious "cause and effect is plausible," this study says that women who drink four cups of black coffee a day may reduce the risk of endometrial cancer. The story goes on to point out the shortcomings, such as reliance on diet questionnaires and possibly not controlling for some other factors.
The original research is referenced here.
October 17, 2011
Today, coffee is good. This study says "Women who drank four cups or more a day over a long period of time had a 20 percent lower risk of depression."
The results are later pooh-poohed in the article because studies of this kind (at the end of a very long sentence) "tend to be wrong."
Why do media websites even publish this stuff?
This post on the same study was published in late September. Only there, it was 3 cups and 15 percent.
AND, the survey included consumption of soda and tea. No mention made of their health benefits.
September 9, 2011
Prevent Alzheimer's. Drink coffee. And only the caffeinated variety will do. This study cited on the National Institutes for Health website says mice were giving coffee, decaf and another caffeinated beverage. But only the full-strength java does the trick. The authors admit that the coffee "synergized with some as yet unidentified component" to produce the results. Let me know when that unidentified component is isolated. I want some of THAT.
September 7, 2011
Bucking most scientific research, one mom has decided she can help control her 7-year-old son's ADHD with coffee. Parents seeking relief from the tantrums and general bad behavior of their tots are willing to get information from just about anywhere, including encouragement by "case studies" like this.
