Tag: health

  • Coffee & Tea: How Much is Healthy?  

    Coffee and tea: perks for health and longevity? Bhatti SK1, O’Keefe JH, Lavie CJ. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2013 Nov;16(6):688-97. [FREE FULL TEXT] From the Abstract:RECENT FINDINGS:Tea consumption, especially green tea, is associated with significantly reduced risks for stroke, diabetes, depression, and improved levels of glucose, cholesterol, abdominal obesity and blood pressure. Habitual coffee…

  • Alcohol Dose and Mortality (Remedy or Poison?)

    Alcohol dosing and total mortality in men and women: an updated meta-analysis of 34 prospective studies. Arch Intern Med. 2006 Dec 11-25;166(22):2437-45. Di Castelnuovo A, Costanzo S, Bagnardi V, Donati MB, Iacoviello L, de Gaetano G. [FREE FULL TEXT] AbstractBACKGROUND:Moderate consumption of alcohol is inversely related with coronary disease, but its association with mortality is…