Coffee: a beneficiary beverage?
Samantha Sigmon
Issue date: 10/1/08 Section: Lifestyles
Caffeine, the most well-known component of coffee, has little to do with the findings. Decaffeinated coffee recorded the same degree of risk reduction, according to the article.
The more coffee one drinks a day, the more likely she or he is to prevent diabetes. In the study, people who drank more than six cups a day had a 35 percent risk reduction, according to Bakalar's article.
Holly Eiland, a freshman civil engineering major from Fayetteville, makes her own coffee every morning and drinks her coffee black everyday.
"I love coffee," she said. "It keeps me awake [and] it gives me energy. I don't think it's bad for you at all."
Cardiovascular risk might also decrease with coffee consumption. More than 27,000 women, between the ages of 55 to 69, in an Iowa Women's Health Study were followed for 15 years.
Researchers found that women who drank one to three cups a day reduced their risk of cardiovascular disease by 24 percent compared with those drinking no coffee at all, wrote Bakalar.
Conversely to diabetes research conclusions, as the quantity increased, the benefit decreased. At more than 6 cups a day, the risk was not significantly reduced.
Even so, women who drank 1 to 5 cups a day reduced their risk of death from all causes during the study by 15 to 19 percent compared with those who drank none, according to results published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
The journal suggests that antioxidants in coffee might dampen inflammation, reducing the risk of disorders related to it, like cardiovascular disease. In a separate study, researchers found that a typical serving of coffee contains more antioxidants than typical servings of grape juice, blueberries, raspberries, and oranges, according to the journal.
Also, for students fighting to pull through the inevitable all-nighters this semester, coffee is a way to make one stay awake. Recent research suggests a way to stay more alert if students are struggling with sleep deprivation - spread coffee consumption during the course of the day. Instead of drinking 16 ounces of coffee in the morning, try consuming about a two or three ounce serving every hour.
The more coffee one drinks a day, the more likely she or he is to prevent diabetes. In the study, people who drank more than six cups a day had a 35 percent risk reduction, according to Bakalar's article.
Holly Eiland, a freshman civil engineering major from Fayetteville, makes her own coffee every morning and drinks her coffee black everyday.
"I love coffee," she said. "It keeps me awake [and] it gives me energy. I don't think it's bad for you at all."
Cardiovascular risk might also decrease with coffee consumption. More than 27,000 women, between the ages of 55 to 69, in an Iowa Women's Health Study were followed for 15 years.
Researchers found that women who drank one to three cups a day reduced their risk of cardiovascular disease by 24 percent compared with those drinking no coffee at all, wrote Bakalar.
Conversely to diabetes research conclusions, as the quantity increased, the benefit decreased. At more than 6 cups a day, the risk was not significantly reduced.
Even so, women who drank 1 to 5 cups a day reduced their risk of death from all causes during the study by 15 to 19 percent compared with those who drank none, according to results published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
The journal suggests that antioxidants in coffee might dampen inflammation, reducing the risk of disorders related to it, like cardiovascular disease. In a separate study, researchers found that a typical serving of coffee contains more antioxidants than typical servings of grape juice, blueberries, raspberries, and oranges, according to the journal.
Also, for students fighting to pull through the inevitable all-nighters this semester, coffee is a way to make one stay awake. Recent research suggests a way to stay more alert if students are struggling with sleep deprivation - spread coffee consumption during the course of the day. Instead of drinking 16 ounces of coffee in the morning, try consuming about a two or three ounce serving every hour.
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Marilyn Davis
posted 10/01/08 @ 9:57 AM CST
Does anyone ever edit this newspaper? It is bad enough when an article is peppered with misspellings and bad grammar. But, in the article "Coffee: a beneficiary beverage?" the misuse of beneficiary screams at you. (Continued…)
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