Too much of a good thing?

I’ve been drinking a lot of coffee lately (~32 oz. today in fact).

Here’s what Nestle has to say about what some might consider to be too much coffee, which I found slightly amusing…

Q. What do researchers mean when they say that coffee is a ‘marker’ for a detrimental lifestyle or dietary habit?

A. This means that coffee is simply associated with other lifestyle or dietary habits. For example, people who smoke may also often be coffee drinkers. Coffee is thus a marker for smoking. This can create problems analysing research results, for although it may appear that coffee drinking is a risk factor for a particular disease, it may simply be a marker for another lifestyle or dietary factor which is the real cause. This means that coffee itself is not an actual risk, it is simply associated with the real risk factor.

Source: Nestlé UK

I guess this means I can drink easy now, as my coffee consumption is clearly not indicative of any problems whatsoever.

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3 Responses to “Too much of a good thing?”

  1. tim Says:
    October 28th, 2005 at 12:01 pm

    There is absolutely nothing wrong with drinking coffee whatsoever.

  2. steev Says:
    October 28th, 2005 at 7:34 pm

    Don’t you work for Starbucks? I can see the programming has worked… :)

  3. Stina Says:
    October 31st, 2005 at 10:36 am

    To be fair, while it may be the high stress levels, lack of sleep or strange eating habits which is currently giving you an ulcer, my bet would still be on the coffee…

    I love how for a while coffee was marketed to be associated with sitting down, relaxing at the end of a long day or after a good meal…when really it’s just the opiate of the over-tired. Speaking of which, a cup of coffee would be really good right now…