Posted on 10/20/2004 7:58:42 AM PDT by truthandlife
Consuming moderate-to-high amounts of coffee is associated with increased levels of several inflammatory markers, a finding that could help explain previous reports linking the beverage to heart disease. Ongoing, low-level inflammation is thought to be an underlying factor in the development of heart disease.
The latest findings, which appear in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, are based on a study of about 3000 subjects with no history of cardiovascular disease. A food-frequency questionnaire was used to assess coffee intake, and blood samples were tested for levels of various compounds that are known to promote, or are a marker of, inflammation.
Compared with subjects who did not drink coffee, those who consumed more than about 1 cup of the beverage per day had significantly higher levels of all the inflammatory markers tested, Dr. Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos, from Harokopio University in Athens, and colleagues report.
The results held true even after factoring in age, gender, smoking, body weight, physical activity, and other potential confounders, the researchers point out.
Although the findings provide a mechanism by which coffee intake could promote heart disease, the authors note that not all previous studies have identified an association between the two. Hence, further studies are needed to confirm the present findings.
SOURCE: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, October 2004.
I heard there was evidence that nearly 90% of all Americans who died in the 2 months following 911 had eaten potatos in the previous year. The main stream media just isn't reporting this!
"Why do these morons even bother to present a study if they have disclaim it like this?"
Thats their cry for more grant millions so they can keep sucking off the taxpayer while generating useless mountains of paper.
The last words in their next followup study will be:
Results inconclusive, needs further study!
Can't square this with rodent studies. Coffee drinking rats outlive the control group. There may be other positive effects of coffee that outweigh the inflammation.
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We're all going to die from *something*.
Make mine Häagen Dazs® Super Premium Coffee Ice Cream (16% butterfat!).
See! We've been telling folks that for over 150 years!
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