Study Says Coffee Protects Against Cirrhosis (1 Viewer)

[Martin]

Since we don't have a Health forum

Study Says Coffee Protects Against Cirrhosis
Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Tuesday June 13, @06:31PM
from the irish-coffee-all-around dept.
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An anonymous reader writes "Good news for those who like both coffee and alcohol. In a recent study of more than 125,000 people an Oakland, CA medical team found that consuming coffee seems to help protect against alcoholic cirrhosis. The study was done based on people enrolled in a private northern California health care plan between 1978 and 1985." From the article: "People drinking one cup of coffee per day were, on average, 20% less likely to develop alcoholic cirrhosis. For people drinking two or three cups the reduction was 40%, and for those drinking four or more cups of coffee a day the reduction in risk was 80%."
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/06/13/2137236&from=rss

I really enjoyed that bit in bold, remarkable how their results correlate with a simple linear function. 1 cup = 20%, 2 cups = 40%, 4 cups = 80% :biggrin:

Anyone else suspect it's complete bollocks?

 

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[Joaco]

I drink a lot of coffee but I don't drink alcohol.
Good stuff, Martin
very interesting

 

[swag]

Since I drink about 17 :coffee:s a day, this means that not only am I not susceptible to cirrhosis -- but, in fact, I can cure it in others with the touch of my hand.

 

[flieeeekke]

Since we don't have a Health forum

blame yourself for not setting it up in the first place

Study Says Coffee Protects Against Cirrhosis
Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Tuesday June 13, @06:31PM
from the irish-coffee-all-around dept.
Science News
An anonymous reader writes "Good news for those who like both coffee and alcohol. In a recent study of more than 125,000 people an Oakland, CA medical team found that consuming coffee seems to help protect against alcoholic cirrhosis. The study was done based on people enrolled in a private northern California health care plan between 1978 and 1985." From the article: "People drinking one cup of coffee per day were, on average, 20% less likely to develop alcoholic cirrhosis. For people drinking two or three cups the reduction was 40%, and for those drinking four or more cups of coffee a day the reduction in risk was 80%."
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/06/13/2137236&from=rss

I really enjoyed that bit in bold, remarkable how their results correlate with a simple linear function. 1 cup = 20%, 2 cups = 40%, 4 cups = 80% :biggrin:

Anyone else suspect it's complete bollocks?

i dont like coffee but i guess i have to start drinking it bucketloads :undecide:

 

[Bozi]

Since I drink about 17 :coffee:s a day, this means that not only am I not susceptible to cirrhosis -- but, in fact, I can cure it in others with the touch of my hand.

shhhh keep quiet about that or seven will come in here and claim that since you have healing hands this is proof that jesus christ never existed abnd we should all go and fook ourselves in the ass

 

[Mr. Gol]

I drink a lot of coffee but I don't drink alcohol.
Good stuff, Martin
very interesting

Newspapers use these kind of studies to fill up the gaps. Usually the result are as useful as a cardboard weasel. I'm sure I read one which said the Dutch were the smartest in the world...it turned out they interviewed 200 people in total