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Arthritis Risk NOT Increased by Drinking Coffee



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December 2003 -- New research suggests that drinking multiple cups of coffee every day does NOT increase your risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Data was collected from 83,124 women every 4 years from 1980 to 1998. In that time period, 480 women developed RA. The women’s choice of beverage did not appear to have any influence on their risk for developing RA.

Smoking habits did appear to increase the risk for the development of RA in this cohort of women. Heavy smokers were found to be more likely to develop RA than non-smokers according to the researchers. This finding has been reported by other researcher as well. It was suggested that since coffee drinkers also may be long-term smokers, earlier studies may have made such a link between coffee drinking and the development of RA.

Source: Arthritis & Rheumatism, November 2003

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