Gertrūda Jonaitytė wrote:

> Maybe you know some interesting connections

> between caffeine and rheumatic diseases?

A German article about a study of Hyon Choi says

that coffee lowers the uric acid level and hence

protects against gout.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/art.22762/abstract

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/art.22712/abstract

http://www.wissenschaft.de/wissenschaft/news/278474.html

Other:

http://www.physorg.com/news134065007.html

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-04/uomh-gtc042707.php

Regards,

Joachim

The January 2002 issue of "Arthritis and Rheumatism" journal found participants who consumed less than4 cups of decaffeinated coffee per day had an increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, while participants who consumed at least 3 cups of caffeinated tea per day showed a decreased risk of developing RA. These findings suggest caffeine may possibly stop ordelay the onset of rheumatoid arthritis. The November 2003 issue of"Arthritis and Rheumatism" outlines a large-scale study that found little to no evidence linking caffeine and RA risk, which suggests caffeine may not have a direct effect on the development of certain forms of arthritis or joint pain. Further investigation is required to verify the connection of caffeine and arthritis.

Since caffeine is a stimulant, you must carefully monitor your daily consumption to avoid side effects. MayoClinic suggests consuming 200 to 300 mg of caffeine daily to avoide side effect bcz more than 500mg is nt good --thanks

You can use the Pubmed to find out some available articles related to the caffeine and RA.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=caffeine%20rheumatic%20diseases

I am not sure of RA. But regarding caffeine, there are several rumors that it is not good for health. However several studies have found that daily consumption of around 180 to 220 mg of caffeine helps in preventing several neurological disorders like AD, stroke etc. Also caffeine has it's role on smooth muscle cells and blood vessel constriction/dilation. This may in turn have some impact on RA; I'm not sure though.

Caffeine daily kills few cells of the cartilages and the bones.

The consequences after many years of cells killing, are osteoporosis and absence of cartilages.

There is no way to grow these cells again.

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A 2000 study in the journal Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases found coffee drinkers may be at increased risk for developing rheumatoid arthritis. People who drank four or more cups of coffee daily were two times more likely to develop arthritis than those who drank less.

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