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Coffee Can Reduce the Risk of Alzheimer's
Amenacier writes "Recent studies by Finnish and Swedish researchers have shown that drinking moderate amounts of coffee can reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease in people. The reason for this is as yet unknown, although it has been hypothesized that the high levels of antioxidants found in coffee may play a role in preventing dementia and Alzheimer's. Alternatively, some studies have shown that coffee can protect nerves, which may help prevent Alzheimer's. Other studies have shown that coffee may also help to protect against diabetes, another disease which has been shown to have links to Alzheimer's disease. However, researchers warn against drinking too much coffee, as 3 cups or more may cause hallucinations."
Now where did I put that cup of coffee... ?
An old couple both have Alzheimers. They're watching TV and an advert for a burger joint comes on.
"Hey," the man says, "burgers would be great! Could you make some? I'd like lettuce, tomatoes and onions on mine. Don't forget! Lettuce. Tomatoes. Onions."
Wife replies "Lettuce, tomatoes and onions. Got it. Lettuce, tomatoes and onions."
About 2 hours later she comes out of the kitchen and hands him a plate of bacon and eggs. "You idiot," he cries, "you forgot the toast!"
Trolling is a art,
Now I'll be able to remember all of those awesome hallucinations I've been having!
So if I drink 4 cups a day I won't get Alzheimers and I will hallucinate .... good, cause i want to remember the good ones.
Better drink a whole bunch really fast. Next week, researchers will tell us it's bad again.
I drink just 8 cups per day and my doctor friend (who is pink and floats in the middle of air dancing) says that is all OK...
coffee can reduce the risk of alzheimer's
coffee can protect nerves
I rtfa but it didn't say how to apply the Coffee Can!
(I save them you know. You never know when a coffee can will come in handy. But I didn't expect this!)
I can see the fnords!
(what's the opposite of coffee?)
In terms of competition for arable land, I guess that would be cocaine. Next we'll hear from the Cocaine Importation Agency (CIA) how bad coffee is for you.
Tic-Tac-Toe, Global Thermonuclear War, and relationships all have the same winning move.
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Idiot! You're supposed to take it out of the can first.
Kevin Smith on Prince
Dude, I think you may have started on the coffee already...
Drink moderately and don't forget to rest.
I can't seem to do both of these, either I drink moderately and fall asleep mid-sentence or I drink to to keep myself awake and spend the night reading slashdot and writing code.
But after yesterday's post about caffeine induced hallucinations I decided to slack off on coffee and now I wonder where all my friends have gone, at least i can still write... zzz
Do you D?
Nope, life has something much worse for us caffeine addicted people, parkinson.
Do you D?
However, researchers warn against drinking too much coffee, as 3 cups or more may cause hallucinations.
You say that like it's a bad thing.
-Loyal
I aim to misbehave.
!coffee
Am I eval()? - http://www.monst3r.com.br
...if only to tell him he's your beeeeeestest frieeeeeeend. Hic.
...a few months ago, after a particularly heavy coffee session, a video popped up on my PC screen that had some big fat sweaty bald bloke dancing across a big stage shouting "Developers" over and over again... and it was ALL the fault of that Java Sumatran blend...
Oh wait...
Gentoo Linux - another day, another USE flag.
No, you should sober up first.
Faster! Faster! Faster would be better!
Well...once, I thought like that as well. But after some time, I forgot drinking my coffee and...uh, what was I about to say again?
A good education is a bit like a STD - it makes you unsuitable for a lot of jobs and gives you a desire to spread it.
If cofee can do it, green tea probably can do it better with fewer side effects.
Time to sip another cup of green tea...
"The agriculture ministry is not in charge of Gundam" - Japanese ministry official.
Hard drugs.
Hard liquor.
Smoking.
Jumping off tall buildings.
Stepping out in front of a bus.
Having to work for a living is the root of all evil.
But anyway, are you really unable to fathom the idea that something can be good in some ways and bad in others?
What is this of which you speak?
This is /.
Windows is 100% evil.
Linux is 100% good.
The US Government is 100% evil.
RMS is 100% good.
There seems to be some disagreement about Java, however, where some say it's 100% evil, and some say it's 100% good.
Wait......Java.....coffee.....
Hey!!
I totally understand what you mean, now!
"City hall" in German is "Rathaus" Kinda explains a few things......
Except that I've never had any....from coffee anyway. I have been drinking at least 4 cups per day for the past 40 years and never had any adverse affects, it doesn't even keep me awake. Hell, at my age, I might actually welcome a hallucination or two. ;)
conee?
Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."
Good thing you didn't dream you were on the toilet and decide it was a good time to lay some trans-oceanic cable.
Kevin Smith on Prince
You should have linked to the video version instead.
Just my luck, I get my coffee in bags, not cans.
I'm an American. I love this country and the freedoms that we used to have.
...And Starbucks.