Archive for the 'Coffee' Category
Defining the effect of coffee on blood pressure
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011Coffee, caffeine, and the risk of depression
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011Caffeine and the risk of Alzheimer’s disease
Sunday, August 7th, 2011One hundred years ago, German physician Alois Alzheimer described “eine eigenartige Erkrankung der Hirnrinde” (a peculiar disease of the cerebral cortex) in Auguste Deter, a 51-year-old woman who had severe memory, language, and behavior problems. His autopsy results revealed a dramatically shrunken brain and unusual abnormalities in and around brain cells (shown here in black).
What’s this got to do with caffeine? (more…)
Coffee and the risk of death in women with cardiovascular disease
Monday, June 20th, 2011Studies of the association between coffee drinking and mortality in patients with cardiovascular disease have reported conflicting results.
Researchers in Boston assessed the association between filtered caffeinated coffee mortality during up to 24 years of follow-up in women with cardiovascular disease from the Nurses’ Health Study. (more…)
Latest report on coffee and the risk of stroke
Friday, March 11th, 2011Coffee consumption has been inconsistently associated with stroke incidence and mortality.
Researchers in Sweden and Finland investigated the association between coffee consumption and stroke incidence in women. (more…)
Coffee, tea, and cardiovascular risk
Monday, December 6th, 2010Functional foods and cardiovascular risk
Sunday, April 4th, 2010Coffee, tea, and the risk of diabetes
Monday, December 21st, 2009Coffee not associated with heart failure
Monday, October 19th, 2009May is stroke month
Friday, May 1st, 2009Â So, here’s a list of studies on CAM and stroke that were published in the past year. (more…)
How much caffeine is in that decaf?
Thursday, January 15th, 2009 Trying to eliminate caffeine from your diet? Chances are you’ll have to try harder. Here’s a comparison of the caffeine content in a variety of coffees.
The coffee (caffeine)/breast cancer relationship
Saturday, January 10th, 2009CAM and diabetes: An update of recent studies
Saturday, November 1st, 2008 The World Health Organization has predicted a 39% rise in the worldwide prevalence of diabetes by 2030. And an article in The Lancet indicates this might be an underestimation.
Since November is Diabetes Month, here’s a round-up of CAM options for people with diabetes from 2006 through March 2007.
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Coffee, tea, and the risk of stroke
Saturday, June 28th, 2008 Both beverages have antioxidant properties, and coffee may improve insulin sensitivity.
OK, but is there an association between coffee and tea consumption with the risk of stroke? (more…)
Coffee as a source of fiber
Friday, June 13th, 2008Coffee and the risk of gout
Thursday, March 20th, 2008 Contrary to popular thinking, drinking more coffee appears to lower the risk. (more…)
Clarifying the effects of caffeine on insulin and diabetes
Sunday, February 3rd, 2008 Here’s the latest information from 2 studies from Dartmouth University in New Hampshire and Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. (more…)
Seizures associated with guarana in energy drinks
Thursday, December 13th, 2007 Recently, 4 patients experienced seizures multiple times following heavy consumption of energy drinks. The authors proposed that energy drinks rich in caffeine, taurine, and guarana seed extract could have provoked these seizures.
Here’s what we know about guarana thanks to researchers from the University of Florida at Gainesville and the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA) in Amazonas, Brazil. (more…)