My mother never mentioned caffeine...
Headline next month:
“Research find that caffeine prevents glaucoma. Recommend at least 4 cups of coffee daily”.
Blah, blah, blah....keep your body nutrified....blah, blah, blah.
I’m making another cup of Bustelo.
I am at high risk to develop glaucoma and consume more coffee than probably I should. Guess I’ll be dialing it back a bit.
More fear-porn meant to control.
Beware Fascism, it is ALWAYS implemented “in your best interest”.
As a free people, you can make your own choice.
Gee, when I was a kid my mom just said it would stunt my growth...
It didn’t. :-(
Nonsense. Everyone knows that ‘blinding eye disease’ is a symptom of COVID-19. Let’s not forget that EVERYTHING is a symptom of COVID-19!
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Define high consumption!
I drink 2 cups of coffee in morning only. I hope that is not high.
Why don’t they just say “glaucoma” instead of “blinding eye disease”?
Of course, it won’t generate as many clicks that way.
I was drinking 2-3, 20 oz dirt Feed per day and noticed my eye sight was blurry. Stopped cold turkey and 6 months later the blurriness cleared up.
I have a similar problem with beer.
Covid has been found on coffee
It just goes to show you, it’s always something.
I’ve been drinking coffee since 1st grade, when there wasn’t decalf. I just get a little nervous and jerky sometimes but that’s about it.
My wife never drinks coffee; she is being treated for eye pressure. I drink coffee all day and have really good eye pressure.
Not a valid study unless they go back to pre puberty years to see if it’s not really soap poisoning.
After the Battle of Vienna in the 17th century (yet another attempt by Muslim armies to conquer the heart of Europe), the Christian victors went into the battlefield to gather weapons and supplies from the vacated Muslim base. That also meant interrogating the wounded Muslims who couldn't escape.
They learned the secret to why the Muslims seemed to fight longer without getting tired. It was from a drink made from kafir beans. The Muslims called them that because the Ethiopians wouldn't cave to the persistent demands of the attacking Muslims to convert or die. So the Muslims referred to the Christian Ethiopians as infidels -- kafir. And thus the beans they imported from Ethiopia were kafir beans -- they reason we English speakers call them coffee beans.
So every time you time you drink it you should be heartened with an I-ain't-convertin'-from-Christ-no-matter-what kind of attitude.
The real data:
The investigators found high caffeine intake was not associated with increased risk for higher IOP or glaucoma overall; however, among participants with the strongest genetic predisposition to elevated IOP — in the top 25 percentile — greater caffeine consumption was assoc
More specifically, those who consumed the highest amount of daily caffeine- more than 480 milligrams which is roughly four cups of coffee — had a 0.35 mmHg higher IOP. Additionally, those in the highest genetic risk score category who consumed more than 321 milligrams of daily caffeine — roughly three cups of coffee — had a 3.9-fold higher glaucoma prevalence when compared to those who drink no or minimal caffeine and in lowest genetic risk score group.