On Jan 7, 2008 8:23 AM, Tracy R Reed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ralph Shumaker wrote: > > Bob La Quey wrote: > >> But having six cups or more each day slashed men's risk by 54% and > >> women's by 30% over java avoiders." > > > > Well, at 54%, it might be time for my imbibing to increase heavily > > (currently at about a cup a month, *maybe*). > > 54% of what? What was the risk originally in the first place? Never make > a health decision based on percentages alone. That goes for all > statistics including all of the ones Bob posted. Not saying coffee is > or isn't healthful, just commenting on the loose use of such statistics. >
For the record, from the Harvard study "During the span of the study, 1,333 new cases of type 2 diabetes were diagnosed in men and 4,085 among the women participants. The researchers also found that for men, those who drank more than six cups of caffeinated coffee per day reduced their risk for type 2 diabetes by more than 50 percent compared to men in the study who didn't drink coffee. Among the women, those who drank six or more cups per day reduced the risk of type 2 diabetes by nearly 30 percent. These effects were not accounted for by lifestyle factors such as smoking, exercise, or obesity. Decaffeinated coffee was also beneficial, but its effects were weaker than regular coffee." Note, "compared to men in the study who didn't drink coffee." http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/archives/2004-releases/press01052004.html BobLQ > > > -- > [email protected] > http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list > -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
