Excess Coffee May Be Linked To Early Death 220
Mr.Intel writes "Should we believe it? Those of us under 55 who drink a lot of coffee – more than four cups per day – may be at greater risk of an early death. And not just death from heart problems, but death from all causes. The study, published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings (abstract), followed people for almost two decades, and found that in both sexes, younger people were more likely to die of anything than people who drank less."
Re:causation versus correlation (Score:4, Insightful)
Totally agree.
I drink a lot of coffee, but it's probably the whole 75 hour work weeks that lead me to do so that are the problem (and the associated lack of sleep and terrible diet).
Make up your mind, dammit! (Score:5, Insightful)
Or even sometimes they say it actually lowers the risk of death. [slashdot.org]
Other times they say it's horrible [slashdot.org] and should be avoided. [slashdot.org]
Can you please make up your minds already? |:
Re:Make up your mind, dammit! (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:causation versus correlation (Score:4, Insightful)
Stop considering taking stock tips from random slashdotters. Not even as a joke.
That's almost worse than trolling "Ask Slashdot" for career advice.
Re:Juan Valdez (Score:5, Insightful)
I should be dead, because I've been drinking a whole pot every day for over 40 years. But then, I'm in the middle of few Bell curves.
Perhaps there's no causation behind this correlation? Perhaps what kills you isn't the coffee (like you said humorously) but substituting coffee for sleep? If a and b or correlated, sometimes the causative factor is c which triggers both a and b.
I drink a lot of coffee, but I also sleep 7 to 9 hours a night. This needs further study.
Re:Life without coffee? (Score:5, Insightful)