Coffee in the morning to get me going
Alcohol in the evening to slow me down
Well, I should have seen it coming, but I didn’t.
As aid in my cancer blogging I subscribe to many news
sources, including Google alerts (about ovarian cancer), the NCI and NIH
newsletters, Cancer Currents, Lancet – and a whole bunch more. I also receive (free) the NYTimes Science
Newsletter. It was through the latter
that I finally broke down and subscribed to the Times itself (digital version,
much limited in content). That was the
straw (log, rather) that finally broke the poor camel’s back.
This is by way of revealing that my Gmail inbox has become
so cluttered that entire items, once read, can disappear. This is what happened with a report on
coffee. I would like to cite it
accurately, but you will have to make do with my general impressions.
It seems that some judge in California (where else?) has
ruled that coffee must come labeled with a cancer warning. It appears that coffee-bean roasting produces
a chemical known to cause cancer in rats; in what quantity not stated. Ergo, to be safe – every coffee container
must be adorned with a warning. Are you
serious?
First of all, coffee consumption has been shown to be
beneficial in the case of prostate cancer.
Secondly, I know of no clinical trial that links moderate – or even
heavy – coffee consumption to cancer risk.
Thirdly, I am convinced (on the basis of no evidence) that massive
consumption of ANYTHING is bad for your health.
Nuts to you, judge, you can’t scare me!
So they take away red meat, sugar, alcohol, and most
everything else that gives life a little kick.
I serve notice that I will not stand for it. A life sustained by broccoli, cauliflower and
celery is not worth living!
And, there, I just finished my nasty, dark cup of Starbucks
Frence Roast.
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