Posted on 07/07/2008 10:08:20 PM PDT by Oyarsa
Four cups of coffee a day seriously damage a woman’s chances of having a baby, research suggests.
The effect is almost as bad as the problems in pregnancy caused by alcohol, smoking or being overweight, a fertility conference heard.
Women drinking that much caffeine were 26 per cent less likely to have a baby — adding to evidence that it can harm fertility and the health of an unborn baby.
Earlier this year, it was claimed that just two cups of coffee a day could double the risk of miscarriage. Coffee has also been found to increase the risk of stillbirth and is linked to birth defects.
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I often see mistakes in causality in studies and conclusions. For example, I heard some nitwit on the radio saying that college grads have lower divorce rates, longer lifespans, etc. than non-grads. He concluded that we would get the same effects if we could just get more people into college. How about concluding that low IQs, sloth, sloppy parenting, and personality disorders correlate with every type of bad outcome?
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