The coffee addicted men may be glad to know coffee helps prostate cancer

Men who drink a lot of coffee can revel in their habit, guilt-free. Coffee may ward off prostate cancer. A research is being unveiled that found higher coffee consumption, six cups a day or more, led to a lower instance of prostate cancer in men.

The plus side of being a caffeine fiend

MSNBC reports that there was a study released from the Harvard School of Public Health that will be good for those men who love caffeine. This study has determined that excessive coffee consumption may trigger the shakes, but it also is a great thing to do for endocrine health, as the most aggressive of guzzlers have a dramatically lower chance of contracting prostate cancer. CBS reports that there were 48,000 men in the study who were followed from 1986 to 2008. Those who drank six or more cups in a habit were not getting as several cases of prostate cancer. This was with all forms of the cancer.

Contrary results from research done previously

There was a research done in the Harvard School of Public Health 30 years ago. It was opposite of what this study said in its findings. However, the previous research was flawed due to its research methodology. Patients who had cancer reported coffee details better in the research from years ago since patients were asked about coffee habits. This is known as “recall bias.” It makes it so early outcomes are contaminated. Men had 60 percent chance less of prostate cancer and 20 percent chance less of deadliest forms of the cancer when drinking six or more cups of coffee a day, according to the study just unveiled. Those who drank three cups a day or fewer cut their chances by 30 percent, though it made no difference whether it was regular or decaffeinated coffee.

More studies needed

WebMD reports that the reason why there might be this impact isn’t known although there are theories with antioxidants. Many benefits, for instance low risk of heart disease and cancer, have been shown to correlate with dietary antioxidants. Other studies on the benefits of coffee consumption have credited coffee consumption with lower risks for Type 2 diabetes, Parkinson’s disease and gout. One in six men is affected by prostate cancer making it probably the most common cancer in men. More than 30,000 deaths are attributed to prostate cancer in the United States each year.

Information from

MSNBC

msnbc.msn.com/id/43065205/ns/health-cancer/

CBS

cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-20063692-10391704.html?tag=cbsnewsSectionContent.9

WebMD

webmd.com/prostate-cancer/news/20110517/coffee-may-lower-prostate-cancer-risk