September 27, 2011: Just last year it was reported that despite all the research on coffee, there was no definitive answer about its benefits. That has changed now. Today Reuters noted that in a study of more than "50,000 women enrolled in a health study of nurses" it was the caffeine group that had a lower risk of depression.
The study "measured coffee consumption based on data on the women for 14 years dating back to 1976. They then classified the women according to how much coffee they drank and followed them for an additional 10 years."
According to the lead researcher Alberto Ascherio of Harvard School of Public Health: "We found that those women who regularly drink four or more cups of coffee a day have 20 percent lower risk of developing depression than those who rarely or never drink coffee," Ascherio said.
Coffee research on other diseases:
Coffee may not be good for you say some researchers, but others says it may lower your risk for Parkinson's, Type 2 Diabetes, and even Alzheimers. It was noted in several studies that any type of caffeine might have the same effect.
From CNN.com
A CNN report says "In 2009, two coffee studies suggested additional benefits: Coffee-drinking men seemed to have a lower risk of advanced or lethal prostate cancer than other men, and middle-aged people who drank moderate amounts of coffee -- three to five cups a day -- had the lowest risk for dementia and Alzheimer's disease later in life compared to less (or more) frequent drinkers. . . .
"Coffee drinkers may be at lower risk of liver and colon cancer, type 2 diabetes, and Parkinson's disease." Coffee: Is it healthier than you think? - CNN.com
From WebMD
Here is 2004 research from WebMD and as you can see, there is not much difference then and now in that both articles state, "more research is needed."
WebMD says, "Coffee, the much maligned but undoubtedly beloved beverage, just made headlines for possibly cutting the risk of the latest disease epidemic, type 2 diabetes. And the real news seems to be that the more you drink, the better." Health Benefits of Coffee - WebMD
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