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Caffeine may improve medical conditions

12/28/11

A recent analysis released in the Jackson Clarion Ledger showed that caffeine, once thought to be the cause of many medical afflictions, may actually aid with pain, depression and diabetes.

The source reported 90 percent of Americans consume caffeine daily, which is found in coffee, tea, chocolate, sodas and energy drinks. More than 50 percent consume a daily cup of coffee, with the daily average of American consumption totaling 200 milligrams.

Experts have disagreed about the impact of caffeine on health in the past, which has caused confusion among people wondering whether they should cut back their intake, the Ledger reported. Former studies showed caffeine could be the cause of an increased risk of heart attack. When studied further, it was discovered that caffeine had no affect on the risk of heart attacks.

According to the source, women who were diagnosed with benign breast lumps were commonly told to eliminate caffeine from their daily intake, but further studies showed that there were no correlations between the disease and caffeine.

The latest results show that caffeine may reduce the chances of developing basal cell skin cancers, reduce depression, help with pain relief, enhance performance for athletes and reduce the risk of diabetes, among other benefits, the Ledger stated.

With energy drink consumption leading to reported side effects such as nausea, rapid heart beat and even cardiac arrest, and given the disagreement about caffeine causing any medical problems, Americans might look to life insurance as a way to prepare for an uncertain future.

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