title: [Coffee, its legend, history, and influence on human health].
abstract: In the introductory part of this article the history/legend of coffee as well as its spread to different parts of the world including Europe is discussed. Data sofar available in literature do not give any convincing evidence regarding clear relationship between coffee and the etiopathogenesis of several diseases including diabetes mellitus type 2, cardiovascular diseases, gout, osteoporosis, neurologic disorders and colorectal cancer. Favorable (protective) effects of coffee consumption against hepatocellular cancer have been repeatedly described. The autors discuss on todate findings about relationship between blood cholesterol and uric acid in literature and remind their own experience with different population groups in Harar, Ethiopia, where consumption of coffee is habitual in daily life of the inhabitants.
authors.affiliation: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, 2. lékarská fakulta, Ustav klinické biochemie a patobiochemie, oddelení klinické farmakologie FN Motol, Praha. hundie.tesfaye@fnmotol.cz
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tesfaye
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Blahos
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Janatová
mesh_terms: D003069:Coffee / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000266:history; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D003069:Coffee