Description: A journalist's blog on caffeine in coffee, tea, chocolate, soda, energy drinks, medicine, and people. With recipes. Covers side effects, amounts, health, safety, pros, cons, addiction, news, FDA regulations, dietary supplements, history, product reviews. By Kate Heyhoe.
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Caffeine and You
Will coffee help keep you cancer-free? Possibly. Coffee reduces the risk of certain cancers, according to the American Institute for Cancer Research. Of course, there's no guarantee that a coffee habit will ensure a cancer-free life: cancers are complex and for that matter, coffee's got its own mysteries. But mounting evidence suggests moderate coffee drinking may help reduce the risks of these cancers: Basal Cell Carcinoma (the most common form of skin cancer) Colorectal Cancer Prostate Cancer Kidney Cance
Bite into one of these truffles and what a surprise – a caramelised hazelnut in the centre! Makes 15 truffles Preparation: 20 min. Cooking: 5 min. Chilling: 30 min. 30 g (2 tbsp) caster/superfine sugar 15 whole hazelnuts 50 g (2 oz) plain chocolate 150 g (1/2 cup) Nutella 2 tbsp single/light cream 30 g (1 oz) hazelnuts, toasted and chopped 1. In a … More