November 21, 2005

NOT TO MENTION, IT'S FOR SISSIES:

A jolt to decaf drinkers (Thomas H. Maugh II, November 21, 2005, LA Times)

Answering the "decaf or regular" question has become more problematic.

Caffeine can give some people the jitters, keeping them awake or speeding up their heart rate, but decaffeinated coffee, researchers have found, may be bad for your heart.

Java without the jolt increases the levels of so-called bad cholesterol in the bloodstream and reduces levels of good cholesterol, researchers reported last week at a meeting of the American Heart Assn. in Dallas.

Posted by Orrin Judd at November 21, 2005 9:52 AM
Comments

Agreed. Come the revolution, the decaf drinkers will be among the first to be disappeared. They'll of course be followed by the MSG-phobes.

Posted by: Jim in Chicago at November 21, 2005 1:51 PM

Jim,

You talk big, caffiene-boy, but we'll be ready.

Posted by: Brandon at November 21, 2005 3:15 PM

Brandon, there's more of us, and we're actually awake. Bring it on. (I was actually trolling for the no-MSG folks).

Posted by: Jim in Chicago at November 21, 2005 7:42 PM
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