Post-exercise Caffeine Helps Muscles Refuel

ScienceDaily for July 2, 2008 reported on the use of caffeine in recovery from exercising.

Glycogen, the muscle's primary fuel source during exercise, is replenished more rapidly when athletes ingest both carbohydrate and caffeine following exhaustive exercise, new research shows. Athletes who ingested caffeine with carbohydrate had 66% more glycogen in their muscles four hours after finishing intense, glycogen-depleting exercise, compared to when they consumed carbohydrate alone, according to the study.

Green tea protects against heart disease: study

NewsDaily for July 2, 2008 reported on effects of green tea on heart disease.

The study showed that green tea improves blood flow and the ability of arteries to relax, said Charalambos Vlachopoulos, a cardiologist at the Athens Medical School in Greece who worked on the study.

Caffeine Could Stave Off Multiple Sclerosis

LiveScience for June 30, 2008 reported on caffeine and Multiple Sclerosis.

Giving mice the equivalent of 6 to 8 cups of coffee a day prevented mice from getting the animal model equivalent of MS, said Dr. Linda Thompson, of the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, and a member of the team reporting the finding in this week's issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Higher Coffee Consumption Associated With Lower Liver Cancer Risk

ScienceDaily for June 27, 2009 reported on coffee consumption and risk of liver cancer.

La Vecchia notes, however, that, “It remains difficult, however, to translate the inverse relation between coffee drinking and liver cancer risk observed in epidemiological studies into potential implications for prevention of liver cancer by increasing coffee consumption.”

Coffee Drinkers Have Slightly Lower Death Rates, Study Finds

ScienceDaily for April 17, 2008 reported on the effect of coffee and death rates.

"Coffee consumption has been linked to various beneficial and detrimental health effects, but data on its relation with death were lacking," says Esther Lopez-Garcia, PhD, the study's lead author. "Coffee consumption was not associated with a higher risk of mortality in middle-aged men and women. The possibility of a modest benefit of coffee consumption on heart disease, cancer, and other causes of death needs to be further investigated."

10 Things You Need to Know About Coffee

LiveScience for May 19, 2008 reported on our current knowledge about coffee.

Women tea-drinkers have less plaque in arteries

An article in Scientific American for February 15, 2008 reported that

Dr. Mahmoud Zureik and colleagues found that older women who reported drinking at least three cups of tea a day were less likely to have plaque in the carotid arteries in their neck than those drinking less tea.

Caffeine May Prevent Heart Disease Death In Elderly

Science Daily for February 24, 2007 reported that

Habitual intake of caffeinated beverages provides protection against heart disease mortality in the elderly, say researchers at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Brooklyn College.

Caffeine And Exercise Can Team Up To Prevent Skin Cancer

The July 30, 2007 edition of ScienceDaily had an article about caffeine, exercise, and skin cancers.

Regular exercise and little or no caffeine has become a popular lifestyle choice for many Americans. But a new Rutgers study has found that it may not be the best formula for preventing sun-induced skin damage that could lead to cancer. Low to moderate amounts of caffeine, in fact, along with exercise can be good for your health.

Reducing Caffeine Intake Has No Effect On Birth Weight Or Length Of Pregnancy

Science Daily for January 27, 2008 reported that

There is no evidence that moderate levels of caffeine consumption during pregnancy lead to a greater risk of premature births and underweight babies despite warnings from some public health officials, finds a new study in the online edition of the British Medical Journal.

Caffeine Use To Regulate Breathing Of Very Preterm Babies, Long-term Benefits

An article in Science Daily for November 8, 2007 reported that

Very premature babies who were given caffeine to regulate their breathing have a significantly lower incidence of disabilities at the age of two years, according to an international study led by researchers at McMaster University.

Ovarian Cancer Risk Not Affected By Alcohol And Smoking, But Reduced By Caffeine, Study Finds

Science Daily for January 22, 2008 reported that

A new study has found that cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption do not have an effect on ovarian cancer risk, while caffeine intake may lower the risk, particularly in women not using hormones. The study is published in the March 1, 2008 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.

Mixing Large Doses Of Common Painkiller And Caffeine May Increase Risk Of Liver Damage

An article in Science Daily for September 28, 2007 reported that

Consuming large amounts of caffeine while taking acetaminophen, one of the most widely used painkillers in the United States, could potentially cause liver damage, according to a preliminary laboratory study reported in the Oct. 15 print issue of ACS' Chemical Research in Toxicology.

Smoking And Caffeine May Protect Against Parkinson's Disease

According to an article in Science Daily for April 10, 2007

In families affected by Parkinson's disease, the people who smoked cigarettes and drank a lot of coffee were less likely to develop the disease, say researchers at Duke University Medical Center.

Cutting Caffeine May Help Control Diabetes

Science Daily for January 28, 2008 reported that

Daily consumption of caffeine in coffee, tea or soft drinks increases blood sugar levels for people with type 2 diabetes and may undermine efforts to control their disease, say scientists at Duke University Medical Center.

Caffeine Cuts Post-workout Pain By Nearly 50 Percent, Study Finds

An article in Science Daily for January 10, 2007 reported that

In a study to be published in the February issue of The Journal of Pain, a team of University of Georgia researchers finds that moderate doses of caffeine, roughly equivalent to two cups of coffee, cut post-workout muscle pain by up to 48 percent in a small sample of volunteers.

Caffeine Cream Tones Thighs

According to Science Daily for December 7, 2007

When the researchers took their subjects’ measurements at the end of the study, the slimming effect was clear. More than 80 percent of the women had a reduction in the circumference of their upper and lower thighs. Nearly 68 percent also reduced their hip measurements.

Caffeine Is Linked To Miscarriage Risk, New Study Shows

Science Daily for January 22, 2008 reported that

High doses of daily caffeine during pregnancy -- whether from coffee, tea, caffeinated soda or hot chocolate -- cause an increased risk of miscarriage, according a new study by the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research. The study controlled, for the first time, pregnancy-related symptoms of nausea, vomiting and caffeine aversion that tended to interfere with the determination of caffeine's true effect on miscarriage risk.

Morning Jolt Of Caffeine Might Mask Serious Sleep Problems

As explained in an article in ScienceDaily for December 1, 2007,

“Many people won’t get enough sleep during the holidays and will drink numerous cups of coffee or high energy drinks so they will have enough energy to finish shopping and attend numerous parties,” said Dr. Joshua Septimus, an internist with The Methodist Hospital in Houston. “Most will use caffeine to push their bodies to the extreme, when they could get just as much energy from good night’s sleep.”

Coffee Drinking Protects Against An Eyelid Spasm

Science Daily for June 22, 2007 reported that

The effect was proportional to the amount of coffee drank and one to two cups per day were needed for the protective effect to be seen. The age of onset of the spasm was also found to be later in patient who drank more coffee -- 1.7 years for each additional cup per day.