http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ Daily Kitten Chat Forum Topic: 10 Hidden Health Secrets of Coffee en Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:46:05 +0000 http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/20631#post-440508 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:26:22 +0000 GhostOfColemanYoung 440508@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>The stuff in the article is definitely interesting, but it seems too quick to say that coffee actively prevents all the things mentioned in the article. For example:</p> <p>"A 2009 study found that people who drank three to five cups of coffee a day at midlife were 65 percent less likely to develop Alzheimer's in their later years, compared to those who drank little or no coffee."</p> <p>The text implies causation, but it could just be correlation. Rather than coffee preventing Alzheimer's, it could be that:<br /> 1. People who are healthy in their 40's-50's work more hours.<br /> 2. People who work more hours drink more coffee than people who work fewer hours.<br /> 3. People who are healthy in their 40's-50's are less likely to develop Alzheimer's later in life.</p> <p>I'm not claiming that this is all true, but if it is, it would produce a similar positive correlation between coffee drinking and developing Alzheimer's later in life.</p> <p>The short-term benefits mentioned in the article, such as fewer pains after a heavy workout, seem less speculative. I remember reading other similar studies a while ago about how drinking coffee can help improve short-term mental abilities, including performance on school tests and in chess tournaments. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/20631#post-440413 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:26:03 +0000 ilovecatsforever 440413@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>hmm maybe i can get away with drinking more cofee haha and this is the best news ever absolutly love coffee! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/20631#post-440387 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:54:03 +0000 Dee 440387@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>bump </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/20631#post-440133 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:03:09 +0000 jeankit 440133@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Thanks Dee...now I think I'll head to the Break Room &amp; see if there is any coffee left for an afternoon drink to health! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/20631#post-440125 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:46:29 +0000 Dee 440125@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p><a href="http://www.beliefnet.com/Health/2009/05/Hidden-Health-Secrets-of-Coffee.aspx?nlsource=44&amp;ppc=74053&amp;source=NEWSLETTER&amp;utm_campaign=HealthHealing&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_source=NL" rel="nofollow">http://www.beliefnet.com/Health/2009/05/Hidden-Health-Secrets-of-Coffee.aspx?nlsource=44&amp;ppc=74053&amp;source=NEWSLETTER&amp;utm_campaign=HealthHealing&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_source=NL</a> </p>