News tagged with coffee drinking


Where does coffee stand in your health?

We are often asked whether coffee is good or bad for the health. The answer is both good and bad.

Health created Apr 13, 2013 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Does Greek coffee hold the key to a longer life?

The answer to longevity may be far simpler than we imagine; it may in fact be right under our noses in the form of a morning caffeine kick. The elderly inhabitants of Ikaria, the Greek island, boast the highest rates of longevity ...

Health created Mar 18, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Is there a link between coffee drinking and mortality?

(Medical Xpress)—A large study of nearly half a million older adults followed for about 12 years revealed a clear trend: as coffee drinking increased, the risk of death decreased. Study author Neal Freedman, PhD, MPH, National ...

Health created Feb 19, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Hold the diet soda? Sweetened drinks linked to depression, coffee tied to lower risk

New research suggests that drinking sweetened beverages, especially diet drinks, is associated with an increased risk of depression in adults while drinking coffee was tied to a slightly lower risk. The study ...

Health created Jan 08, 2013 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (10) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Study on benefits of coffee in preventing oral cancer requires follow-up research, Loyola dentist says

A recent study from the American Cancer Society purports that heavy coffee drinkers may reduce the risk of dying from mouth and throat cancer by half, but one dentist is not raising a coffee cup in support.

Cancer created Dec 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Colleges find sleep is key to grade average

As U.S. college students return to campus in the coming weeks, they'll be showered in the usual handouts of coupons, condoms and credit cards. But some schools are also giving students what a growing body of research reveals ...

Health created Sep 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Best time for a coffee break? There's an app for that

(Medical Xpress) -- Caffeinated drinks such as coffee and soda are the pick-me-ups of choice for many people, but too much caffeine can cause nervousness and sleep problems.

Health created Feb 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast