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EARTHDATE: April 7, 2013

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REAL LIFE NEWS: SEE, I TOLD YOU TEA AND COFFEE WERE GOOD FOR YOU!

by Hazed

If you drink a coffee or green tea each day, you could be cutting your risk of having a stroke by up to a third.

A 13-year study of the lifestyles of more than 83,000 people found that those who imbibe at least one cup of coffee or two cups of green tea each day have a considerably lower risk of bleeding in the brain.

The study involved people aged 45 to 74 who were free from cancer and heart disease. When adjusted to account for age, sex and lifestyle factors (smoking, alcohol consumption, weight, exercise, diet, etc) it showed that drinking at least one cup of coffee a day lowers the general risk of stroke by about 20% and drinking two or three cups of green tea by 14% - with four cups lowering the risk by 20%.

Some of the chemicals in coffee are thought to cut the risk of stroke by lowering the chances of developing type 2 diabetes. The green tea effect is less clear – it could be an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effect from compounds called catechins.

Source: http://www.express.co.uk/news/health/384391/Tea-and-coffee-cut-risk-of-stroke

Bonus link: lots of coffee protects again alcohol-damaged liver: http://www.businessinsider.com/coffee-may-protect-alcoholics-livers-2013-3

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