title: [Coffee--poison or medicine?].
abstract: Intake of coffee, one of the most common beverages worldwide, has often been discussed as a potential cardiovascular risk factor. However, definitive data about this topic are missing and newer studies even point out for a favorable rather than hazardous effect. Despite many studies no clear association between coffee and the risk of hypertension, myocardial infarction and other cardiovascular diseases was found. Recent publications suggest that moderate coffee intake does not represent a health hazard, but may even be associated with beneficial effects on the cardiovascular system and diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Universitätsspital, Zürich, Abteilung Kardiologie.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Corti
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sudano
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Spieker
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Binggeli
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hermann
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Toenz
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Noll
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015984:Causality; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003069:Coffee; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior
chemical_list: D003069:Coffee