Coffee consumption and coronary heart disease in women: a ten-year follow-up

Article Abstract:

There appears to be no association between caffeine consumption and coronary heart disease in women. Researchers analyzed the incidence of fatal and nonfatal heart attacks in 85,747 women participating in the Nurses' Health Study between 1980 and 1990. Since 1980, the women had been asked during their biennial surveys to estimate the amount of caffeine they consumed. During the study, there were 181 fatal and 567 nonfatal heart attacks in the group. After controlling for smoking and age, there was no association between caffeine consumption and heart attack. Women who drank 6 or more cups of coffee had no higher risk of heart attack than women who drank fewer cups. There was no association between heart attack and the consumption of decaffeinated coffee or the consumption of coffee before 1976, which was when the Nurses' Health Study was started. Prior to this time, many people drank unfiltered coffee, which may contain a fat-soluble chemical that could raise cholesterol levels.

Health aspects, Coffee (Beverage), Coronary heart disease, Caffeine, Coffee

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Birthweight and the Risk for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Adult Women

Article Abstract:

Low birth weight may increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in women. Researchers compared 69,526 adult women based on their birth weights, and found that underweight infants were almost twice as likely to develop diabetes as adults. After eliminating the effects of adult body size and a maternal history of diabetes, women who were born weighing under five pounds had an 83% increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes in adulthood. Women born weighing over 10 pounds were 17% less likely to develop diabetes.

United States, Physiological aspects, Birth weight, Low, Low birth weight, Type 2 diabetes

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