Outside the Beltway

Oh, Coffee, You Never Cease to Amaze

Steven L. Taylor · Tuesday, July 3, 2012 · 8 comments

Via the Atlantic: Study of the Day: Your Beloved Coffee Habit May Be Protecting Your Heart.

Habitual, moderate coffee consumption, or drinking about two typical eight-ounce American servings a day, was inversely associated with risk of heart failure. Excessive intake, or drinking five to six commercial servings, appears to have no heart-related benefit and may even be dangerous. There was also no evidence that the link between caffeine and cardiovascular health varied by gender, heart-attack history or diabetes status.

Habitual? Check!

Moderate? Umm…

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About Steven L. Taylor

Steven L. Taylor is a Professor Emeritus of Political Science and former College of Arts and Sciences Dean. His main areas of expertise include parties, elections, and the institutional design of democracies. His most recent book is the co-authored A Different Democracy: American Government in a 31-Country Perspective. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas and his BA from the University of California, Irvine. He has been blogging since 2003 (originally at the now defunct Poliblog). Follow Steven on Twitter and/or BlueSky.