First it's good, then it's bad, then it's good...

[TehBorken]

I give up....first coffee is good for you, then it's bad, then it's good...            I've started injecting it, so I'm not sure how this applies to me.

Canadian researchers have published a [a href="http://www.nature.com/news/2006/060306/full/060306-9.html"]study in the Journal of the American Medical Association[/a] indicating that excess coffee drinking (4+ cups a day) could lead to an increased risk of heart disease if you have the wrong gene.

In light of [a href="http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/08/29/0342207&tid=14"]other studies[/a] linking antioxidants in coffee to a reduction in heart disease, who is right?  Or will it just cancel out in a big ol' coffee death-match?

[CK]

Don't believe the hype. If it prevents people from shooting a lot of other people in the morning, its ALL good.

[kevlar]

I think they hit the nail on the head when they said " If you have the right gene"[/DIV]Seems that anything we eat or do for that matter can be good, or bad for you depending on your gene make up. [/DIV]Case in fact with the story of Dana Reeves. She dies of lung cancer at 43 after admitting she never smoked. Meanwhile you look at someone like George Burns, the guy smokes about 2-3 cigars a day and lives to be about 100 yrs old.  

[P.C.]

"First it's good, then it's bad. then it's good"

I say, when it's bad....... change brands.  There are no other options. [img style="CURSOR: pointer" onclick=url(this.src); src="http://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/smilie/nahrung/a065.gif" border=0]

[perpetual]

Moral of the story....cawfee is good for you...in moderation...drink one verti a day and you're good to go!

[kitten]

I would never drink more than four cups of coffee a day, but you should see the size of the cups!!    

[CK]

I slowed down to about 4 pots a day.[img title="I love coffee" alt="I love coffee" src="http://dap-iatrikis.gr/forum/images/smilies/7-Ilovecoffee-.gif" border=0]

[kitten]

That sounds like a reasonable compromise, CK.  Anything that tastes that good can't possibly be bad for you.

[CK]

kitten wrote:
That sounds like a reasonable compromise, CK.  Anything that tastes that good can't possibly be bad for you.

Yes, that was my New Years Resolution, to drink less coffee. Now 4 pots instead of  8! Woohoo!