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Coffee and Your Health

Ask the Expert: Coffee and Health Originally e-published Jun 17 2008 The Expert: Dr. Rob van Dam Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health Link to source The Summary Drinking up to six cups a day of coffee is not associated with increased risk of death from any cause, or death from cancer or cardiovascular disease. Some people may still want to consider avoiding coffee or switching to decaf, especially women who are pregnant,or people who have a hard time controlling their blood pressure or blood sugar. It’s best to brew coffee with a paper filter,to remove a substance that causes increases in LDL cholesterol. Coffee may have potential health benefits, but more research needs to be done. Read more about coffee and tea compared to other beverages. 1. The latest Harvard study on coffee and health seems to offer good news for coffee drinkers. What did the research find? We