Yuan S, Larsson SC American Journal of Kidney Diseases | October 27, 2021 A reduction in kidney stones may be conferred by higher coffee and caffeine intake. Observational studies have shown a lower risk of kidney stones in relation to coffee and caffeine intake. The causal nature of these associations was tested via this Mendelian […]
MARCH 23, 2021 by University of Granada Scientists from the Department of Physiology of the University of Granada (UGR) have shown that caffeine (about 3 mg/kg, the equivalent of a strong coffee) ingested half an hour before aerobic exercise significantly increases the rate of fat-burning. They also found that if the exercise is performed in […]
February 08, 2021 Contact Lens & Anterior Eye TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Clinical examination and lifestyle questionnaires were analyzed in a cohort of 322 patients aged 16 to 88 years. Results revealed that older age, female sex, and East Asian ethnicity were the non-modifiable factors associated with dry eyes, while increased digital screen time was a significant modifiable factor. Interestingly, […]
Newswise: All Journal News May 13, 2020 Cappuccino, latte or short black, coffee is one of the most commonly consumed drinks in the world. But whether it’s good or bad for your health can be clarified by genetics, as a world-first study from the University of South Australia’s Australian Centre for Precision Health shows that excess coffee consumption can cause […]
BMC Cancer — Zhao LG, Li ZY, Feng GS, et al. | February 11, 2020 In view of the inconsistent results from epidemiological studies on the correlation between coffee intake and cancer risk, researchers sought to summarize and evaluate the quality of the current evidence via performing an umbrella review of existing findings from meta-analyses […]
Drinking coffee might keep us up at night, but new research has given us a reason to sleep easy knowing that the popular drink isn’t as bad for our arteries as some previous studies would suggest. The research from Queen Mary University of London has shown that drinking coffee, including in people who drink up […]
European Journal of Nutrition — Schipp D, et al. | November 20, 2018 In this single-blind, randomized controlled study with parallel design, researchers investigated the DNA protective effects of a standard coffee beverage vs water consumption. This study included two periods of 4 weeks, during which healthy women (n=50) and men (n=50) recruited from the […]
– Lower rosacea risk seen among coffee drinkers in study of nurses by Ashley Lyles, Staff Writer, MedPage Today October 17, 2018 Higher caffeine consumption, especially from coffee, was associated with lower risk of developing rosacea, a longitudinal, observational study among women found. The inverse relationship between caffeine and rosacea added up to a 24% lower risk for […]
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine Vol. 24, No. 9-10 Dawn Lemanne, and Victoria Maizes Published Online:24 Sep 2018 https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2018.0150 Abstract A majority of women undergoing conventional treatment for breast cancer also undertake complementary and integrative approaches. Practitioners knowledgeable about the evidence base behind common integrative approaches can help patients attain improved quality of […]
By E.J. Mundell HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, June 11, 2018 (HealthDay News) — More good news for coffee lovers: Having three or more cups of “joe” each day may help ward off serious liver ailments, new research suggests. The 26-year study of more than 14,000 Americans couldn’t prove cause and effect. However, participants who drank three-plus […]
by Salynn Boyles, Contributing Writer April 17, 2018 That morning cup of coffee or espresso drink may not only be safe for people with atrial fibrillation (Afib) and other heart arrhythmias, it just may reduce arrhythmia frequency, Australian researchers reported. Based on a comprehensive review of studies examining the impact of caffeinated beverages on cardiac […]
– However, link seen between coffee drinking and fracture risk in women by Alexandria Bachert MPH, Staff Writer, MedPage Today November 22, 2017 Daily consumption of coffee is safe within usual patterns of intake and more likely to benefit health than to harm it, British researchers concluded. Analysis of more than 200 studies found that […]
July 20, 2017 Annals of Internal Medicine TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The authors of this prospective cohort study of 521,330 people from 10 European countries evaluated the association between coffee consumption and mortality risk over a mean follow-up of 16.4 years. People with the highest coffee consumption had a significantly lower rate of all-cause mortality and mortality […]
APRIL 21, 2017 European Journal of Nutrition Kouli GM, et al. The objective of the study portrayed in this paper was to assess the relationship between coffee intake and 10–year cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence in the ATTICA study, and whether this is modified by the presence or absence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) at baseline. This […]
January 17, 2017 International Journal of Cancer TAKE-HOME MESSAGE There is ongoing controversy regarding the effects of coffee consumption on prostate cancer risk, with some clinical studies suggesting a protective effect. The authors used two genetic variants positively associated with caffeine consumption/metabolism as a proxy for coffee consumption. They found no association between these genetic […]
P.Elliott Miller, MD Abstract Background Coffee and tea are two of the most commonly consumed beverages in the world. The association of coffee and tea intake with coronary artery calcium and major adverse cardiovascular events remains uncertain. Methods We examined 6,508 ethnically-diverse participants with available coffee and tea data from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. […]
Clinical Nutrition, 04/05/2016 LopezGarcia E, et al. The aim of this study was to assess the association of habitual coffee consumption on 24–h blood pressure (BP) and BP control among older adults with hypertension. Habitual coffee consumption was associated with uncontrolled BP in a hypertensive older population. Methods Data were taken from the Seniors–Study on […]
Date: April 1, 2016 Source: University of Southern California – Health Sciences Summary: Researchers have found that coffee consumption, including decaf, instant and espresso, decreases the risk of colorectal cancer. Moreover, these benefits increase the more coffee you drink. Whether you like your coffee black, decaf, half-caff or even instant, feel free to drink up. […]
February 16, 2016 Clinical Ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The author evaluated the relationship between per capita coffee consumption, and, by extension, caffeine consumption, and the incidence of cataracts using data gathered from several global sources. He found a higher incidence of cataracts in parts of the world with lower consumption of coffee, as well […]
November 16, 2015 By Kelly Young Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH Coffee consumption is associated with reduced mortality risk, suggests an observational study in Circulation. The analysis included nearly 210,000 U.S. health professionals free of cancer and cardiovascular disease at baseline. Participants completed food-frequency questionnaires at baseline and every 4 years thereafter. Roughly 32,000 […]