There is much talk about trans-fats, cholesterol, salt and simple sugars.
Interestingly, little is ever mentioned about population health effects of
coffee "addiction". In the Ottoman Empire coffee was banned as a potent
drug. Some years ago coffee was considered to be an occasional treat, not
worth any public health worries. But coffee is not just blood pressure and
peptic ulcers. I am aware of studies linking coffee consumption and
mutations in sperm DNA. After all, coffee contains mutagenes and
carcinogenes resulting from the roasting process. Chemical additives and
pesticides might also play a role.

Meanwhile, the global reader may learn from WebMD, promoted by Hotmail, that
coffee is not only health food but possibly a miracle cure.

http://content.health.msn.com/content/article/80/96454.htm?printing=true

Nearly 100 years ago there were real scientific articles demonstrating such
beneficial effects of tobacco. Do we have to wait another 100 years?

Jaroslaw G. Wechowski, M.D.
Ph.D. cand.
Warsaw School of Economics
Poland

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