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Article: WAKE UP AND SMELL THE CONTROVERSY; RESEARCH AND OPINIONS DIFFER WIDELY ON RISKS AND REWARDS OF CAFFEINE.(L.A. Life)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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- October 11, 1999
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Byline: Phil Davis Staff Writer
Chuck and Loretta Stevenson aren't about to let a little scientific discord cool their morning coffee ritual.
People like the Stevensons have been revving their brains with caffeine, the alkaloid that puts the jolt in java, for about 4,000 years. But modern science still can't come to a consensus about the good and bad effects of the world's most popular stimulant.
One study says it causes cancer, another says it doesn't. It's addictive. Then it's not. Then maybe just a little bit. Maybe it causes birth defects and low birth weight. Then again, maybe it doesn't.
``I read it and ignore it, because I don't ...