Coffee & Your Health

A recent article by the Harvard School of Public Health reveals some interesting findings (and a little encouragement) for coffee drinkers.  Here are some of the highlights:

• 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 the full article here.