Coffee Articles:

Too Much Coffee Depletes B Vitamins

A new study shows that 4 or more cups of coffee per day have a significantly adverse affect on B vitamin status. The researchers found that folic acid levels were lowered by 11.7%, B6 by 14.1%, and B2 by 5.5%. At the same time the arterial plaque forming homocysteine was elevated by 6.8%.

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Coffee Reduces the Risk for Diabetes and Prostate Cancer

Several new studies support the idea that coffee may be quite good for your health – even in higher amounts. In one study it was shown that those consuming 3-4 cups of coffee per day had a 25% risk reduction for type two diabetes. In another study it was shown that the highest coffee drinkers had a 60% less chance of developing aggressive prostate cancer.

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Coffee Lowers Stroke Risk

Drinking two or more cups of coffee per day is associated with a 22% - 25% lower risk of stroke in women. The study followed 34,670 Swedish women for more than 10 years.

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