Posts Tagged ‘women’

OnMedica News reports that a study in the journal Cancer suggests that drinking more coffee and team may prevent the development of ovarian cancer, especially in the absence of oral contraceptive or hormone replacement therapy (HRT).

The findings follow on from the publication this week of research showing that high caffeine consumption can double the risk of miscarriage (see Researchers: Caffiene may double risk of miscarriage).

The the health and dietary habits of over 110,000 women were tracked as part of the long-term US Nurses Health Study.

The results of the study showed that there did not seem to be any association with smoking―either current or past but caffeine intake seemed to be protective. Those drinking the most caffeine, including tea, every day were 20% less likely to develop the disease than those drinking the least.

You can read the entire article here.

A study recently published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, shows that women who drank four or more cups of coffee a day reduced their risk of stroke by 20% as compared to women who had less than one cup of coffee per month. Drinking two to three cups per day reduced risk by 19%. Drinking a cup five to seven times a week reduced risk by 12%.

Read the American Heart Association News Release here.