TALES FROM THE TOP

I have waited almost forever for this news.

A new study reveals frequent coffee drinking will not lead to early death. In fact, atleast 6 cups a day may even help cut the chances of dying from heart disease.

So coffee doesnt exactly lead to cancer, it won’t increase chances of heart disease and no it will not stunt growth!

The study was led by Esther Lopez-Garcia of Universidad Autonoma de Madrid in Spain, of course.

She followed almost 85 thousand American women from 1980 to 2004 and more than 41 thousand American men from 1986 to 2004.

So I think this study is near accurate.

People who know me, would know about my passion for coffee, any kind of coffee. From your local neighbourhood Kopi or Kopi-C in Singapore ( what’s the C for anyway?). The Barako varietal in the Phillipines, to the smoother tastes of South American beans and more exotic African and Indonesian varieties.

And I drink it in many different ways too, a cappuccino in the morning if I am not too lazy to make me one, to an afternoon espresso to perk me up before work, or a late night instant 3 in 1 in the office just before I hit the airwaves.

Yes I consume coffee morning, day and night and my father has been warning me to cut back.

And cut back I did, I average 8 cups of it in my early 20s and I am now down to 3 cups max.

I used to think since I can drink coffee and still sleep, I would be ok, but let me warn you…the caffeine might not have any effect on your sleeping pattern but it does keep your heart rate up at night and not give you a full night’s rest.

There have been plenty of studies done about coffee drinking and here are just some that I can remember:

Coffee is a great source of antioxidants.

Coffee may lead to miscarriage if a pregnant woman drinks 2 or more cups a day

Coffee may lower a woman’s risk of ovarian cancer and prostate cancer among men.