Archive for 17 November 2005
The Devil’s in the Details: Decaffeinated Coffee Can Kill!
17 November 2005 in Root | Comments (0)
All those paranoid about the effects of caffeine in regular, good ol’ coffee should be more worried about their decaf coffee instead. From slashdot.org:
jose parinas writes “Decaffeinated — not caffeinated — coffee may cause an increase in harmful LDL cholesterol by increasing a specific type of blood fat linked to the metabolic syndrome, hints a new study presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2005.”
Thank ye gods that I live in a country where decaf is virtually impossible to get, let alone find. Nope, this is the country where we drink a whole lot of coffee and strong coffee, compared to other countries (like the US). I think I’ve heard that we drink in average 3 cups of coffee per day (a cup as in “coffee cup” — volume: ca. 2 dl), which wasn’t the most coffee per day in the world but still a top result.
Any ways, this story remided me of a Garfield strip I saw once upon a time… [Warning: lots of animations on the linked site, Opera users may want to use Quick Preferences to disable plug-in]