Coffee and it’s Affect on Our Health

By Riley Maynard

What are the Health Claims from Coffee?

Cardiovascular HealthParkinson’sType II DiabetesLiver CancerDepression

Coffee vs. Cardiovascular Disease

Coffee vs. Parkinson’sPeople in Study Association to Coffee Hazard Ratio

301,164 Men Inverse in men 0.63, >=6 cups/d, P= 0.011

238,058 Women NS* in women 0.9, >=6 cups/d, P=0.57

Inverse in women who never used estrogen 0.47, >=4 cups/d, P=0.11 NS, not significant

NS in women who ever used estrogen 1.31, >=4 cups/d, P=0.93

77,713 WomenInverse in women who never used estrogen 0.5, 1-3 cups/d, P=0.06

Positive in women who ever used estrogen 3.92, >=6 cups/d, P=0.26

8,000 Men Inverse in men5.1, none vs. > 28 oz/d, P<0.001

Coffee vs. Type II Diabetes6 out of 9 studiesHave to drink more than 10 cups of coffee???

Coffee vs. Liver CancerUnable to find any studies about this

Coffee vs. DepressionUnable to find any studies on this topic.

General Coffee Drinking TipsConsumptionTypes of CoffeeAdditional Stuff

ConclusionEverything in moderationCoffee works well for some but not everyone

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inflammatory and cardiovascular diseases in the iowa women's health study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 83(5), 1039-1046.

Higdon, J., & Frei, B. (2006). Coffee and health: A review of recent human research. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 46(2),

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