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Bingeing On Coffee Every Single Day May Help Prevent MS
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Scott Heins
Published Mar 6, 2016
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Drinking a little bit of coffee every day has lots of upsides: it can help stave off some cancers, clean up your liver, and quite possibly make you live forever. But what happens when you drink absurd amounts of coffee? Are there any upsides to downing a Big-Gulp-and-a-half's worth of java—apart from the invigorating rush of involuntary heart spasms?
Swedish researches have published a new study that finds that drinking 30 ounces of coffee each day can significantly reduce the risk of Multiple Sclerosis. Simply put, caffeine is highly effective at suppressing the chemicals that lead to inflammatory response, an autoimmune process that occurs irregularly in cases of MS. In studies that analyzed thousands of people, the researchers found that drinking six cups of coffee per day reduced MS risk by roughly 30 percent. Even those already experiencing symptoms of MS showed improvement under the influence of coffee.
Off course, the team of scientists warned that their observations don't serve as hard evidence, and we'd be remiss not to mention that high caffeine intake can lead to increased blood pressure, insomnia, gout, and even death. But if you just can't stop, won't stop with the artisan pour-overs, at least you've now got another reason to drink up.
[h/t Grub Street]
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Scott Heins
Scott Heins is a freelance photo and video journalist based in New York City, and a frequent contributor to Gothamist + WNYC. His work often centers around labor rights, housing, and policing. In 2018-2019 he traveled to four states while covering a wave of public school teachers strikes, with work featured in The New York Times, The Intercept, Getty Images, Splinter, and Bloomberg Photos. Scott is a dues-paying member of the National Writers Union's Freelance Solidarity Project.
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