Guys who drink a lot of coffee can revel in their habit, guilt-free. Coffee may ward off prostate cancer. A new study has found that those who drink six cups of Joe per day or more have the least risk of prostate cancer, especially the deadliest forms.
The plus side of being a caffeine fiend
Men who are addicted to caffeine might be excited to hear the good news, reports MSNBC. The Harvard School of Public Health just released a new study on it. It is good for health to drink a ton of coffee even though there may be some down sides. This was shown as the chance of getting prostate cancer was much lower with a man who drank coffee a lot. The study, according to CBS, followed 48,000 guys from 1986 to 2008 and gathered information about their coffee habits every four years. Those who drank six or more cups in a habit were not getting as many cases of prostate cancer. This was with all forms of the cancer.
Contrary outcomes from research done previously
The Harvard School of Public Health came out with a study about 30 years back that said the opposite of what results in the new study indicate. The research was flawed though. The research methodology was questionable. Patients who had cancer reported coffee details better in the research from years ago since patients were asked about coffee habits. This is known as “recall bias.” It makes it so early results are contaminated. In the research that has just been unveiled, guys who drank six cups of coffee per day or more had 60 percent less of a chance of getting prostate cancer and a 20 percent less chance of developing the deadliest forms of the disease. Those who drank three cups a day or fewer cut their chances by 30 percent, though it made no difference whether it was regular or decaffeinated coffee.
Conclusions unknown
The reason coffee could have an effect on prostate cancer is unknown, according to WebMD, however one of the leading theories is the presence of antioxidants. Several benefits, such as low risk of heart disease and cancer, have been shown to correlate with dietary antioxidants. There are other health benefits that have been connected to drinking coffee. It decreases the risk for gout, Type 2 diabetes and Parkinson’s disease. One in six men is affected by prostate cancer making it probably the most common cancer in men. prostate cancer causes over 30,000 fatalities a year.
Information from
MSNBC
msnbc.msn.com/id/43065205/ns/health-cancer/
CBS
cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-20063692-10391704.html?tag=cbsnewsSectionContent.9
WebMD
webmd.com/prostate-cancer/news/20110517/coffee-may-lower-prostate-cancer-risk
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