[whataretheysaying] Mary Madigan: Addictive Synchronicity

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Posted by Mary Madigan:
Addictive Synchronicity
http://whataretheysaying.powerblogs.com/posts/1150300167.shtml


   According to this report, my two addictions, (two giant cups of coffee
   in the morning, a glass of red wine with dinner) work in harmony.
   Coffee may cancel [1]the effect of alcohol on the liver:

     The Kaiser members who drank four or more cups of coffee per day
     cut their risk of developing liver cirrhosis by an astonishing 80
     percent, according to the study, published in the Archives of
     Internal Medicine.

     Tea drinking did not reduce risk of developing the liver disease,
     and those whodeveloped cirrhosis for reasons other than heavy
     alcohol consumption saw no protective benefits from drinking
     coffee, researchers found.

     It is unclear whether it is the caffeine or something else in
     coffee that protects the liver from alcohol-induced damage. The
     researchers did not ask participants whether they drank caffeinated
     or decaffeinated coffee.

   I guess this makes Irish Coffee the perfect food..

   [link thanks to [2]Ace]

References

   1. http://www.insidebayarea.com/localnews/ci_3931037
   2. http://ace.mu.nu/archives/181439.php