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 A review of all the available data conducted by scientists from the University of Porto, Portugal, found that dinking two to three cups a day can reduce the risk of acquiring the debilitating neurological disease by up to a quarter.

That figure fell to 15% when the researchers looked only at women. There was also a direct link between the amount of coffee consumed and the extent of protection conferred, with only those drinking several cups a day gaining the full 25% reduction in risk.

Although the protective properties of coffee had been suggested before the evidence proved conflicting.

Espresso Essential - Coffee tasting

There are no spit buckets. The tasting rooms are decidedly non-Mediterranean. And—thankfully—not once did I need to endure a single Venturi sales pitch. I managed, however, to hear the word “terroir” used at least once in casual conversation. After a day of coffee tasting in Hawaii, I learned that when it comes to coffee tasting there are just as many differences as there are similarities compared to wine tasting.

While you don’t need to worry about a designated driver, you may want to consider assigning a designated listener. After an afternoon of pumping caffeine, the propensity to verbalize, ad-hoc increasing exponentially. Did I tell you about…? Did you know this little known fact…? When I was a kid growing up… I grew up down the street from John Lennon… Where did you buy those sunglasses…?

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Coffee and olive oil fighting fat

DRINKING a cup of coffee fortified with olive leaf extract has the potential to combat obesity, new Australian research suggests.

The study, the first to show that olive leaf extract reduced fat stores in rats, was conducted by scientists at the University of Southern Queensland and was published in the American Journal of Nutrition.

Human trials to be conducted by dietitians at the University of Queensland will be completed this year.

The olive leaf is the latest super nutrient to be the focus of intense scientific study as well as eager exploration of its commercial potential.

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