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IS COFFEE GOOD FOR YOU OR BAD FOR YOU?  - IT'S COMPLICATED

12/2/2017

 
An  ongoing, multinational European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study collected data over a 16-year period from more than half a million men and women from 10 different countries. Based on their research, the study concluded  the group that drank the highest amount of coffee—the top 25%—had a lower risk for all-cause mortality (death by any cause), compared to those who did not drink coffee.

That's one side of research.  Other studies, however, come to an opposite conclusion, namely, that coffee consumption may shorten lifespan, raise cholesterol and triglycerides, increase inflammation markers, and if you are a genetically-slow caffeine metabolizer, it may increase the risk of non-fatal heart attacks.   Other studies show it may cause insomnia, fatigue, cerebral infarction, as well as cardiovascular complications and caffeine withdrawals. In women, it may interfere with contraceptives ad postmenopausal hormone balance.

Dr. John Douillard, who writes about this issue, (https://lifespa.com/coffee-extends-life-according-global-study/) offers this way of responding to scientific studies which contradict one this way:  "Whenever I see conflicting science on both sides of the scientific aisle—which is all too common—I look for wisdom from our ancestors. What was the traditional use of coffee? What were the predicted benefits and risks from traditional systems of medicine that have been in place for thousands of years?"



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