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This could be great news for older women who over the years have loved to sip their cappuccinos. Studies seem to indicate that as long as a woman does not smoke, drinking coffee may actually lower the risk for a stroke. After a 24 year study using data and charts from Nurses Health it was found that a stroke was 20 percent less likely to occur in women who had four more cups a day, as opposed to those having less than, one cup a month. One cup a month is close to not drinking coffee at all. From the data collected during 2006 is was also concluded that coffee seems not to affect the occurrence of heart attacks, it is not a risk factor, and that it may also contribute to the prevention of diabetes. The studies were comprised of questionnaires, tracking the dietary habits of women over a 24 year period. The study started in 1980, and included women with no family history of heart disease or stroke. The women would check in every 3 years to update their information. The study tracked all dietary consumption, including the intake of caffeine. This one particular study found no correlation between caffeine consumption and any of the age related diseases. It was found that it had no effect, neither lowering nor raising the occurrence of strokes in the test groups wherein the women did have diabetes or issues with cholesterol or blood pressure. All this was taken into consideration as well as whether the women smoked or their weight, alcohol intake and physical exercise as well as which stage of menopause they were in and whether they were taking hormones.

Esther Lopez-Garcia from Madrid was the head of the study, and most likely is sitting in some cafes in any of the five star Madrid hotels, sipping coffee when not teaching at the University. Lopez-Garcia does state that while drinking coffee has shown a 45 percent decrease in strokes, it only works when one isn’t smoking a cigarette along with that morning cup of joe. And it seems that other beverages that contain caffeine such as soda and tea, have no effect. So it’s something about the coffee itself. Something in the coffee contains the antioxidants necessary to improving blood vessel functioning and lowering inflammation. While all this is good news, the researchers are not advocating non-coffee drinkers to go out and start drinking it for it’s health benefits. As some conditions are only exacerbated by caffeine, such as anxiety or insomnia. Or any other risks associated with heart disease.

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