Thursday, March 3rd, 2011
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Good news from Israel (I know, I don't think I've ever typed those words in that order before): "Consuming the equivalent amount of caffeine found in three cups of coffee is good for the circulatory system and protects against heart attacks, researchers at the Sheba Medical Center have found…. The study found that caffeine consumption improves the functioning of the endothelium [the layer of cells inside blood vessels and the heart] by 30 percent, reduces by 40 percent the C-reactive (CRP ) protein in the body , a leading predictor of heart attacks and stroke, and increases by 25 percent the amount of adiponectin, a protein which prevents heart attacks and strokes."

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Tulletilsynet (#333)

This study is not scientific because it doesn't tell whether the three cups are the equivalent of tall, the equivalent of grande or the equivalent of venti.

BadUncle (#153)

Plus, the gastrointestinal "Coffee Miracle."

deepomega (#1,720)

Next up: Smoking crack is great for your abs.

SeanP (#4,058)

Didn't I see this in a Woody Allen movie?

It is good news, though. If coffee makes you live longer I'm probably going to be around until I'm 147.

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