ON THE CUTTING EDGE: Can The Nutrition Police Lay Off Coffee, Already?
New York Daily News columnist
[A]s I sifted through study after study after study on coffee - so many! - I found that, almost despite themselves, all came to the same shocking conclusion: coffee is not rat poison. …
In February, the National Cancer Institute revealed that daily coffee drinkers had half the liver cancer of folks who never drank it.
So that should wrap it up, right? Coffee's off the hook. …
No. Coffee is the
So off the researchers go to find danger in your daily drink. And as soon as they find out that coffee does not cause cardiovascular disease in men or infertility in women, off they go to study its effect on something else.
Enough! I think we can agree that coffee is something most of us can drink without blood suddenly spurting out our ears.
And now I'd like scientists to start studying some less-investigated beverage, like lemonade.
I'll bet it makes you go blind.
Nice try, but no. The vitamin C in lemonade is believed to protect against cataracts and age-related macular degeneration. However, The Stiletto hypothesizes a link between lemonade and esophageal cancer, because the acid in lemon juice could exacerbate precancerous damage to the lining of the esophagus characteristic of gastrointestinal reflux disease (GERD). Prove The Stiletto wrong, scientists! Meanwhile let her enjoy her six-cup-a-day habit in peace. Deal?
More to the subject - the "regular" coffee which is being served all across America is really far away from the great beverage brewed in Europe. It probably has about 15% of the cofeine of the European coffee. And on top of that many people drink decaf!!!
Guess why even the cheapest companies still have free coffee in their offices? Makes you work faster!
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You're not kidding! This is why The Stiletto drinks six cups a day - to get the same amount of caffeine as two cups of European coffee.
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