Coffee and tea may help decrease the risk of malignant brain tumors in adults. A European study of more than 500,000 adults, combined with a study conducted in the United States, show that a high intake of coffee and tea lower the risk of developing gliomas. Gliomas are a group of brain tumors that account for 80% of malignant brain cancers among adults. It does not prove that the beverages provide the protection. Researchers found that the participants in their study that drank 3.5 ounces of coffee or tea per day were 1/3 less likely of developing glioma. However, Dominique Michaud of Brown University states that more research is needed to confirm any association between coffee and tea consumption, and glioma risk.
After years of hearing about the evils of caffeine consumption, this study makes you think about all the previous studies that have been preformed regarding food and drink. The consensus seems to change daily over what food and drink will enhance your health, and what will lead you to an early grave. After years of being told, that coffee will stunt your growth and many other different wives tales. The thought of coffee or tea, having medicinal benefits, is hard to grasp. It reminds me of the egg studies of my childhood, one-week eggs are full of cholesterol, and then the next week only the yolks are full of cholesterol. Over the next ten years, they discover that eggs have the “good” kind of cholesterol. In other words, though this study may be accurate, I from experience can tell you that it will take at least a decade for the researchers to provide concrete evidence either way.
I know what you mean that it's hard to believe that coffee could actually be good for you and benefit your health. I think it's crazy because you hear so much bad stuff about what coffee does.
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