Health: Specific_Substances: Coffee

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Business: Food and Related Products: Beverages: Coffee (251)
Health: Pharmacy: Drugs and Medications: C: Caffeine (20)
Home: Cooking: Beverages: Coffee (40)
Recreation: Food: Drink: Coffee (91)
Shopping: Food: Beverages: Coffee and Tea (847)

The Coffee Review - Reference
Browse hundreds of pages of informative coffee materials adapted from Kenneth Davids' books. Includes a section on coffee and health.

Coffee Science Information Centre
Answers to questions about the effects of coffee on health, provided by the Institute for Scientific Information on Coffee.

Coffee Science Source
Presents information on coffee, caffeine and health, reviewed by medical experts, from science journals and industry reports for journalists, health care professionals and coffee consumers.

Ill Effects of Caffeine and How to Quit Coffee
Information about symptoms of caffeine addiction, calculating daily intake, withdrawal symptons, and quitting gradually.

Institute for Coffee Studies
Division of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center that investigates the chemical nature of coffee, identifies potential therapeutic uses, and disseminates findings to the public. Includes summaries of research.

New Scientist: Coffee Drinkers Have Lower Diabetes Risk
In a Dutch population, drinkers of seven or more cups of coffee a day were half as likely to develop type 2 diabetes. Journal reference: Lancet (vol 360, p 1477).

Forbes.com: Coffee May Cut Cirrhosis Risk
A large-scale US study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, found that daily coffee consumption had a significant protective effect against alcohol-related cirrhosis, a disease that destroys liver tissue. (June 13, 2006)

JAMA: Coffee Consumption and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association reports an association between coffee consumption and a reduced risk of diabetes in a Finnish population. (March 10, 2004)

Annals.org: Coffee Drinkers at Lower Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
In a United States population, people who drank more coffee were less likely to develop type 2 diabetes mellitus. Annals of Internal Medicine. (January 6, 2004)

JAMA: Association of Coffee and Caffeine Intake With the Risk of Parkinson Disease
Higher coffee and caffeine intake is associated with a lower incidence of Parkinson Disease in a study of Japanese-American men. Published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. (May 24, 2000)

JAMA: Coffee Consumption and Symptomatic Gallstone Disease in Men
In a study of men in the United States, coffee consumption may have helped to prevent symptomatic gallstone disease. Published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, (June 9, 1999)

Coffee: Old Familiar Becomes New Favorite
Health effects of coffee, including its role as a central nervous system stimulant. Colorado State University (September 23, 1998)

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