Yet another reason to be a fiend for the bean........

[marmar]

Coffee Could Decrease Endometrial Cancer Risk, Study Shows
By Amanda Gardner


That morning cup (or cups) of coffee may do more than just kick-start your day. Women who habitually drink several cups of coffee per day over the course of years or decades may be less likely than their peers to develop cancer in the lining of their uterus, a new study suggests.

Researchers at Harvard University analyzed data on 67,470 women between the ages of 34 and 59 who were followed for about 26 years. Compared to women who drank little or no coffee, those who averaged four or more cups per day had a 25 percent lower risk of developing endometrial cancer, and those who drank two or three cups per day had a 7 percent lower risk.

Although the study, which was funded by the National Institutes of Health, doesn't prove that drinking coffee was directly responsible for reducing cancer risk, the researchers say a cause-and-effect relationship is plausible. Coffee drinking has been shown in previous studies to lower levels of insulin and estrogen, and chronically high levels of both hormones have been linked to endometrial cancer, the study notes.

The researchers urge coffee drinkers to hold the cream and sugar, however. Whatever benefits coffee may have on insulin levels would almost certainly be negated by the added calories and fat, which could contribute to insulin resistance and weight gain, they say. .............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/23/coffee-endometrial-cancer-risk_n_1110195.html

[proud2BlibKansan]

1. Well I'm in great shape then!

LOL

[sarcasmo]

2. One more cup for me, please.

[xchrom]

3. count me as a proud member of The Fiend for the Bean club! nt

[postulater]

4. Can I grow my own? I always think local stuff is best. nt

[TheWraith]

8. You can grow a coffee tree indoors, but even a mature one will only give you a couple pots worth.

That's per year.

http://www.dilleybeans.com/GrowingaCoffeeTree.html

[LWolf]

5. I love coffee.

It causes inflammation, though, which makes my whole body ache. Back, knees, ankles...

[kestrel91316]

6. I drink my joe with nonfat milk and sucralose, so their insulin levels scare tactics

are falling on deaf ears here.

[madmom]

7. Anecdotal evidence here? I've always been a modestly heavy coffee drinker until

recently (but that's another story) I had "female problems" and the doc was very afraid of endometrial cancer he said better than a 50% chance. Turned out there was none, nada, zip, not even any signs of pre cancer. YAY ME!!!!!!!!!!

[Withywindle]

9. I like it when health stories are actually GOOD news for me.

That doesn't happen often.