Articles about coffee and health

Possible coffee health benefits

Coffee, arguably the most widely consumed beverage in the world, may reduce the risk of diabetes, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer's diseases, certain types of colon cancer, as well as rectal and liver cancer, kidney stones, gallstones, depression and even suicide, according to panelists discussing its benefits at American Society for Nutrition’s popular “controversy session” at Experimental Biology 2007 meeting at the end of April in Washington, D.C. More Info

Coffee may help reduce the risk of endometrial cancer

Coffee consumption may reduce the risk of endometrial (uterine) cancer, independent of caffeine, showed the results of a study, published in March 2007 in Cancer Science, the official journal of the Japanese Cancer Association. More Info

Caffeine does not induce dehydration and can support physical performance

Caffeine, when used in moderation, does not induce dehydration, electrolyte depletion, or hyperthermia, showed a review of U.S. scientists from the Departments of Kinesiology and Nutritional Sciences, Human Performance Laboratory in University of Connecticut, published in July in Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews journal. More Info

Coffee may reduce colon cancer risk among women

Regular coffee consumption may lower the risk of colon cancer among women by more than 50%, showed the results of a large Japanese population-based prospective cohort study (the JPHC trial) published in August in International Journal of Cancer. More Info

Coffee associated with lower liver cancer risk

Coffee consumption may lower the risk of developing liver cancer, confirmed the findings from a meta-analysis of nine epidemiological studies, published in May in the medical journal Gastroenterology. More Info

Coffee may lowers the risk of gout in men

Long-term coffee consumption is associated with a lower risk of developing the painful inflammatory disease gout in men, showed the results of a 12 year Canadian study published in June in Arthritis & Rheumatism journal.More Info

Coffee drinkers may be less likely to develop Parkinson’s disease

Coffee may offer a possible prevention for Parkinson’s disease (PD) and caffeine can enhance the effects of the most common drug given to PD patients – levodopa, according to a press release, published in February 2007 by the University in Cincinnati (UC). More Info

The antioxidant power of coffee

Coffee is the largest source of antioxidants in the typical American's diet, according to an article, published in January 2007 in Buffalo News newspaper that also describes its benefits on the human brain, possibly lowering the risk for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease as well as offering a measure of some cancer protection. More Info

Coffee consumption may lowers diabetes risk

One more scientific study confirmed that coffee is associated with protective effects against type 2 diabetes. A 12-year trial among 12,204 middle-aged adults in the U.S. who had on average more than four cups of coffee daily found that they had lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes than people who rarely drank coffee. The findings were published in December in the American Journal of Epidemiology. More Info

Coffee may help protect Asian populations as well against type 2 diabetes

Regular consumption of coffee and potentially black tea is associated with lower risk of type 2 diabetes in Asian men and women as well, showed the results of a study published in October in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. More Info

Coffee may slow the progression of liver damage caused by hepatitis C

Regular coffee consumption may slow the progression of liver damage caused by infection with the virus of hepatitis C, showed the results of an American study reported during the Liver Meeting 2008: 59th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) in November in San Francisco. More Info

Coffee may lessen after-exercise muscle soreness

Moderate doses of caffeine, the equivalent of about two cups of coffee, may reduce by half the post-workout muscle pain, showed the results of a small American study, published first on-line in December 2006 and in print in February 2007 in The Journal of Pain. More Info

Coffee is not assosiated with risk of heart attack

Coffee consumption probably does not increase myocardial infarction (MI) risk and having five or more cups a week may even be protective, showed the results of a study among Swedish women, published in February 2007 in American Journal of Epidemiology. More Info