Guest guest Posted November 27, 2004 Report Share Posted November 27, 2004 Wake up and stop smelling the coffee: [Health India]: London, Oct 21 : The next time someone tells you to wake up and smell the coffee don't take it literally, instead go ahead and chuck your coffee making machine as a new study has revealed that having more than one cup of coffee a day increases the risk of heart disease and even one cup is 'risky.' According to the study, which has been published in 'The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition,' people who drink more than 200ml of coffee a day are more prone to get heart inflammation. The researchers from the University of Athens and Harokopio University, studied 3,000 people and found that men who drank more than 200ml of coffee a day had 30 percent higher levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) and 3 percent higher white blood cell counts, which are indicators of cardiovascular inflammation, than those who did not drink coffee. Women had 38 percent higher CRP and 4 percent higher white blood cell counts, reports BBC. The researchers, however, were not able to zero in on why coffee causes cardiovascular inflammation but think that the ingredients acafestol and kahweol, found in unfiltered coffee, could be the culprits. Earlier studies have linked Cafestol and Kahweol to high cholesterol levels. " We did not expect the results for such low amounts of coffee but they are intriguing. Our results show that coffee drinkers are at higher risk of cardiovascular inflammation and what we need now is clinical trials into this. I would not go as far to say people should stop drinking coffee but I personally have cut down the amount I drink, " the report quoted professor Antonis Zampelas, the co-author of the study, as saying. (ANI) http://news.newkerala.com/india-news/?action=fullnews & id=38078 _________________ JoAnn Guest mrsjoguest DietaryTipsForHBP www.geocities.com/mrsjoguest/Genes AIM Barleygreen " Wisdom of the Past, Food of the Future " http://www.geocities.com/mrsjoguest/Diets.html Mail - You care about security. So do we. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2004 Report Share Posted November 27, 2004 Dear JoAnn and all. Did the study use regular pesticide, artificially fertilized coffee beans? Or did the study use organically raised , naturally fertilized, naturally defended pest controls? I don't think it's fair to throw the naturally (organically) raised baby coffee beans out with the chemically doped beans..... the organic farmers are putting a lot of effort in to *clean* beans. Personally , I have no headache, no heartburn when using organically raised coffee, but I had kick back when using regularly grown coffee. NG - " JoAnn Guest " <angelprincessjo ; <DietaryTipsForHBP > Friday, November 26, 2004 10:20 PM Wake up and stop smelling the Coffee > > > Wake up and stop smelling the coffee: > > > [Health India]: London, Oct 21 : The next time someone tells you to wake up and smell the coffee don't take it literally, instead go ahead and chuck your coffee making machine as a new study has revealed that having more than one cup of coffee a day increases the risk of heart disease and even one cup is 'risky.' > > According to the study, which has been published in 'The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition,' people who drink more than 200ml of coffee a day are more prone to get heart inflammation. > > The researchers from the University of Athens and Harokopio University, studied 3,000 people and found that men who drank more than 200ml of coffee a day had 30 percent higher levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) and 3 percent higher white blood cell counts, > which are indicators of cardiovascular inflammation, than those who did not drink coffee. > > Women had 38 percent higher CRP and 4 percent higher white blood cell counts, reports BBC. > > The researchers, however, were not able to zero in on why coffee causes cardiovascular inflammation but think that the ingredients acafestol and kahweol, found in unfiltered coffee, could be the culprits. Earlier studies have linked Cafestol and Kahweol to high cholesterol levels. > > " We did not expect the results for such low amounts of coffee but they are intriguing. > > Our results show that coffee drinkers are at higher risk of cardiovascular inflammation and what we need now is clinical trials into this. I would not go as far to say people should stop drinking coffee but I personally have cut down the amount I drink, " the report quoted professor Antonis Zampelas, the co-author of the study, as saying. (ANI) > > http://news.newkerala.com/india-news/?action=fullnews & id=38078 > _________________ > > JoAnn Guest > mrsjoguest > DietaryTipsForHBP > www.geocities.com/mrsjoguest/Genes > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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