People who drink four or more cups of coffee per day are significantly more likely to get rheumatoid arthritis than are people drinking less, scientists in Finland report in the AugustAnnals of Rheumatoid Diseases.
The researchers analyzed the habits of 18,981 adults between the early 1970s and 1989. Mobile health-examination teams of nurses had amassed data on lifestyle and diet in four areas of Finland.
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