The news out of Javaland continues to extol the benefits of caffeine. Coffee achievers all over the country have another reason to rejoice. The nectar of the gods, as I like to refer to it, is linked to a lower stroke risk in women. It seems that there has been more research into the beneficial effects of caffeine done this decade than in any other that I can remember. Of course, there are many factors which place the results of this observation in jeopardy (a tenuous “link”, at best, weakly supported but just as easily thwarted by modifying certain study observations and parameters), but I’ll take any modicum of perceived benefit. For many years, caffeine intake was linked to far more sinister effects, such as elevated blood pressure and the potentiation of certain mood disorders, like anxiety. Today however, we all know better — especially physicians like myself who thrive on the stuff. Yep, breakfast (lunch, and dinner) of champions. | LINK

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