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RCAA President A'Lelia P. Bundles '74 happily announced to the gathering that the alumnae group's board of management had voted unanimously to change its name to the Radcliffe Association (RA...
...Radcliffe is a great brand," Bundles said. "Our new name reflects our tradition but also lets us welcome in other people--men, for example. RA will be for people who support our goals...
...Does this mean that it's time to throw out the coffee mug? Not yet, suggest the authors of this paper. While the studies do show an association, they don't exactly prove that drinking large volumes of coffee is a guarantee for developing RA. There are several risk factors that doctors have traditionally used to assess a person's total risk for RA, and they include, smoking, obesity, high blood levels of cholesterol, increasing age and female gender. This study took those factors into account, and after doing so, still found that there was a doubling of the risk...
...scientists and consumers are faced with a different question: What exactly is in the coffee that could be causing such problems? Caffeine immediately comes to mind, but is unlikely to be the culprit. No other study that has attempted to link environmental influences with the development of RA has shown that caffeine has any association at all. There are, however, several other chemicals in coffee that some studies have shown can be health-altering, including small compounds called diterpenes. More than one study has already shown that diterpenes can potentially increase the LDL (bad) cholesterol...
...take-home message is caution rather than the need for drastic behavior change. It might be prudent to say that if you're predisposed to RA - whether because you possess the other risk factors or because you have a genetic susceptibility - it might be wise to cut back on the morning brew. So, until scientists can pinpoint the definite link, do your joints a favor and percolate with care...