JAMA -- The Growing Political Movement Against Soft Drinks in Schools, November 6, 2002, Fried and Nestle 288 (17): 2181 (#)

  „Recently, several school districts across the country have refused to enter into deals with soft drink companies after protests by parents, students and school officials.11 In February 2002, the Oakland school district banned all sales of soda and candy. In August, the Los Angeles school board voted to take soft drinks off cafeteria menus and end the sale of soft drinks in vending machines by 2004. This action is especially significant since the Los Angeles district is so large (677 schools and 736 000 students) and its schools sell $4.5 million worth of sodas annually.12 These actions signal a growing movement to oust soft drinks from schools. These actions will most likely decrease soft drink companies' support for schools, but for many schools, contracts with soda companies are a significant source of revenue.“

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JAMA -- Abstract: The effect of filtered-coffee consumption on plasma lipid levels. Results of a randomized clinical trial, February 12, 1992, Fried et al. 267 (6): 811

  „OBJECTIVE.--To determine the effect of filtered-coffee consumption on plasma lipoprotein cholesterol levels in healthy men. DESIGN.--Randomized controlled trial with an 8-week washout period followed by an 8-week intervention period during which men were randomly assigned to drink 720 mL/d of caffeinated coffee, 360 mL/d of caffeinated coffee, 720 mL/d of decaffeinated coffee, or no coffee. SETTING.--Outpatient clinical research center in a university medical center. PARTICIPANTS.--One hundred healthy male volunteers.“

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Does Coffee Raise Blood Pressure? (INeedCoffee.com)

  „al, in a prospective study reported in the February 1996 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), examined data collected from more than 85,000 women over a 10-year period. After adjusting for known risk factors, the authors found no evidence for any positive association between coffee consumption and risk of CVD for women consuming six or more cups of coffee a day.“

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JAMA -- Abstract: Coffee consumption and coronary heart disease in women. A ten-year follow-up, February 14, 1996, Willett et al. 275 (6): 458

  „After adjustment for age, smoking, and other CHD risk factors, we found no evidence for any positive association between coffee consumption and risk of subsequent CHD. For women drinking six or more cups of caffeine-containing coffee per day in 1980, the relative risk was 0.95 (95% confidence interval, 0.73 to 1.26) compared with women who did not consume this beverage. Similarly, there was no association when the first 4 years of follow-up were excluded, when nonfatal and fatal CHD end points were examined separately, or when we updated coffee consumption in 1984 or 1986 and examined only CHD during the next 2-year interval. Further, there was no association with caffeine intake from all sources combined or with decaffeinated coffee consumption.“

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JAMA -- Table of Contents (Vol. 240 No. 18, October 27, 1978)

  „Ligamentous laxity in secondary school athletes W. Grana; J. Moretz JAMA. 1978;240:1975-1976. ABSTRACT“

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