People who enjoy a daily brew from a coffee
machine have been urged not to be swept away by claims the drink
can offer multiple health benefits.
But for companies that are providing coffee machines to their
customers, such as hotels, restaurants and cafes, it can be worth
remembering there are still plenty of instant options
available.
According to Geoffrey Kabat of the Albert Einstein College of
Medicine, many studies have suggested that consuming coffee can
help stave off a variety of diseases, Forbes reports.
However, he suggested that any findings along these lines should
be considered in a sober manner so no lofty statements about the
drink can be made.
"Both producers and consumers of information about health
effects must resist succumbing to the urge to make more of such
findings than they warrant," Mr Kabat commented.
Indeed, he said anyone reading the results of studies into the
health effects of coffee should maintain a "healthy scepticism" and
remember how difficult it is to produce findings that fundamentally
change scientific knowledge of "complex chronic
diseases".
This comes after physician Dr Zorba Paster, writing in the
Wisconsin State Journal, hailed coffee for waking people up in the
morning, clearing a person's mind and helping to tackle mental
disorders such as depression.