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Caffeine Prevents Liver Disease
DC Jeff writes "The Washington Post reports that drinking two cups of coffee or tea daily may reduce the risk of liver disease. From the article: 'The study of nearly 10,000 people showed that those who drank more than two cups of coffee or tea per day developed chronic liver disease at half the rate of those who drank less than one cup each day.'"
Plus, they were able to become the First Poster, at nearly twice the rate!
My four Diet Cokes during the day should balance the 12 beers each evening.
So first we find out that masturbation lowers the risk of prostate cancer, and now we learn that caffeine prevents liver disease.
Dude, I'm going to live forever!
I suppose this explains the reason why I always want to drink coffee after getting wasted... the liver knows best ;)
;)
Hey, it sounds better then that bumper sticker, "The liver is evil and must be destroyed"
I want peace on earth and goodwill toward man.
We are the United States Government! We don't do that sort of thing.
Caffeine in the morning to awaken the mind and refresh the liver. Alcochol at night to knock 'em both back down again for a good night's sleep.
So I guess Irish Coffee sorta balances it out? The liquor trashes the liver, the caffiene saves it. And isometric intoxication too!
Now where's my Bushmills and Jamaica Blue coffee beans?
Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos
Red Wine = Lower risk of heart disease
Coffee = Lower risk of Liver disease
Turns out the smug buggers were right all along to laugh at the latest health craze from the US.
An Eye for an Eye will make the whole world blind - Gandhi
Studies show that with absolute certainty, sleep is lethal. Everybody who has ever slept will at some point die. It is unavoidable. We better stay away from it.
In other news, stupidity (and the blind belief in statistical based research) causes cancer.
Jolt doesn't beat the caffeine in most types of coffee. The sugar, on the other hand, is a different story :)
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I use EMACS, you insensitive clod!
Good news, to be added to the possibility that caffeine is is linked to protection from Parkinson's disease. Makes those first couple of mugs of coffee taste that much sweeter... well, that and 2 heaping tablesoons of sugar and all the packets of Splenda® I can find.
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Well, I guess drinking a few Irish Coffees a day isn't as bad for your liver as you thought it was.
Kind of reminds me of my senior year in college, when I realized most of my vitamin C came from the screwdrivers I drank.
"No fair, you changed the outcome by measuring it!" - Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth
All that Mt. Dew Will finally pay off!
Yes, I was coming down with suicide earlier this week, then some hottie showed me her boobies and I was cured.
Yup.
It's terminal.
that will just give your liver wings
"Look Lois, the two symbols of the Republican Party: an elephant, and a fat white guy who is threatened by change."
How many cups of coffee do I need per beer to prevent scirosis?
....The Yankee group, in association with StarBucks!
May the Maths Be with you!
no worries, i've got a supply of roofies if she tries to get clever