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Caffeine (pg. 17)
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| Lews |
| You'd also be surprised by the amount of people with Clausewitz related questions at 3 AM :o |
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| EgosXII |
| quote: | in people who have been nonsmokers for at least 20 years, 1-2 cups of coffee per day corresponds to a 32% decrease in the risk of death from throat cancer. More than 2 cups per day corresponds to a 64% decrease. And among all participants (including former smokers), more than 4 cups a day seemed to provide the greatest benefit.
Decaf coffee also seems to reduce the risk of fatal throat cancer, though not quite as much. Tea drinkers, in contrast, don’t seem to get any benefit, not for this type of cancer.
All this comes with some very big caveats. First, despite the very large size of the study, the number of deaths oral or pharyngeal cancer was very small, only a few hundred. (Oral/pharyngeal cancer is very common worldwide, but less common in the U.S., where this study was conducted, with about 7850 deaths per year. This includes cancers of the tongue, mouth, and pharynx.) So the absolute risk is very small. Another big caveat is that this study only looked at cancer deaths – it did not measure the risk of getting cancer in the first place.
But skepticism aside, drinking coffee seems to reduce the risk of oral cancer. This confirms my long-held view that the three major food groups – coffee, chocolate, and red wine – are all good for you. So the next time you feel like a second cup, or a third: drink up! |
http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevens...m_medium=social
Edit: Just found a new one :gsmile:
| quote: | An Australian study has shown that long distance drivers who drink caffeinated beverages, like coffee or energy drinks, are at a decreased risk of getting into vehicle accidents compared to those who don’t. And the difference isn’t small. Drivers hopped up on caffeine have a 63% reduced chance of crashing.
The new study, which now appears in the British Medical Journal, was conducted by Mark Stevenson, Lisa Sharwood, and their colleagues at the George Institute for Global Health in Sydney.
Prior to launching the project, the researchers looked at pre-existing studies showing the positive effects of caffeine, including its ability to increase alertness and prevent injury in shift workers, and improve the capacity for task performance. And indeed, as one of the most popular stimulants in the world, much is known about caffeine’s ability to suppress sleep and activate arousal. At the same time, however, caffeine is notorious for its deleterious effects, like disrupting sleep and negatively affecting mood. |
http://io9.com/how-drinking-caffein...-life-458033365 |
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| SYSTEM-J |
| Luckily it was snowing pretty heavily this morning, so I had an excuse for leaving the house 45 minutes late. |
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| srussell0018 |
Really? I work mostly from home now, but when I worked at the office we would still be penalized for being late if that happened. They expected us to leave earlier when there was bad weather to allow for time to get there on time. Kind of if you ask me.
On the topic of caffeine, I rarely drink it at all. If I do, it's at night to stay up later. As soon as I'm vertical in the morning I'm ready to go. |
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| Watts |
I think I've doubled my intake since posting in this thread.
- one or two before work
- one or two at work
- one when I get back to my apartment around 9/10 |
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| SYSTEM-J |
| quote: | Originally posted by srussell0018
Really? I work mostly from home now, but when I worked at the office we would still be penalized for being late if that happened. They expected us to leave earlier when there was bad weather to allow for time to get there on time. Kind of if you ask me. |
Sounds like bull to me. Maybe if it's snowing heavily the day before as well you should be expected to plan for it, but it whited over in the night with no warning. If my company expected me to wake up 45 minutes earlier than I had to and just sit around on the off-chance of a heavy snowstorm, I'd tell them to off. |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
My phone is also my alarm clock, and it was on silent anyway. And c'mon. It was 1.30am on a Thursday night. Why the hell should I have to legislate against calls at that time? |
No reason, really, it just sounded like it bothered you a lot :conf:
I, for one, am eager to make my best zombie impression under similar circumstances :p |
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| SYSTEM-J |
| Well, it did, but really more in terms of emotional trauma than in lost hours of shut-eye. This is just about the only place I could vent at 2am to an audience |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
Well, it did, but really more in terms of emotional trauma than in lost hours of shut-eye. This is just about the only place I could vent at 2am to an audience |
Oh, I see. Sorry, I guess I just suffer from good old "Masculine Listener Syndrome": The moment we hear someone share a problem or an episode, instead of just listening and saying everything is going to be all right (which is what the person wants), we try to fix a problem even if it doesn't need fixing.
It's probably a bit useless now but, don't worry, Sys, she's probably sober now and she shouldn't bother you again. Unless you want her to, then she totally should :p |
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| Trance-MB |
| quote: | Originally posted by Watts
I think I've doubled my intake since posting in this thread.
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So, is that a good or a bad thing? |
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| Silky Johnson |
I thought masculine listening syndrome was when you just nodded and said "Oh yeah" and provided patronizing, generalized support like "Things will get better, you'll see!"
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by Silky Johnson
I thought masculine listening syndrome was when you just nodded and said "Oh yeah" and provided patronizing, generalized support like "Things will get better, you'll see!"
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Haha, I guess I'm hopeless then :p
Seriously though, I once read (in a book by Deborah Tannen) that some couples tend to fight quite a lot because quite often women just want to vent their frustrations, whereas men often talk about their problems because they want a solution... so there's a clash whenever men offer a solution to a problem the women don't think needs fixing. Of course, this has very little scientific support (to my knowledge), and this is a difference in temperament or circumstance rather than gender, but this is quite what I had in mind when I came up with that.
I don't know what else to call it. |
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