A group of 11 mice was given water, and another group of 10 mice was supplied with diluted black coffee (coffee:water 1:1) as drinking fluids for five weeks. The composition of the diets and living conditions were similar for both groups of mice. Blood glucose was monitored weekly for all mice. After five weeks, there was no change in average body weight between groups. Results indicated that blood glucose concentrations increased significantly in the mice that drank water compared with those that were supplied with coffee. Finally, blood glucose concentration in the coffee group exhibited a 30 percent decrease compared with that in the water group.
(In the original paper*, the investigators acknowledged that the coffee for the experiment
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They asked the question, would an animal lab test provide further evidence of the positive effects of coffee in diabetes patients? They hypothesized testing a group of mice which were fed only water compared to mice fed a coffee/water mixture would identify benefits of coffee consumption. Their prediction, based on past studies, was that yes coffee would decrease the risk of diabetes. They then formulated an experiment between the two groups of mice to test support for their claim.
5. Do you think that there may be any possible biases or other problems in this experiment? Explain.
Yes there could definitely be possible biases based upon the coffee coming from suppliers as a gift for the experiment. It’s unlikely the coffee would chemically alter the results but there definitely could be a perception issue with the suppliers providing the source of material for the controlled group.
6. Based on the data, was the hypothesis supported, and what can you conclude from this experiment?
Yes based upon the data the hypothesis was supported. The lab results largely indicated differences between the controlled and treatment group. One could reasonably conclude coffee does affect the groups differently but it may be more difficult to draw a line to coffee being the sole reason. The sample size of the groups seems extremely small. Additionally, there is little evidence to support other factors, such as heredity or predisposition to high/low
6. Although you are basically satisfied with the analysis thus far, you are concerned about the
However, the results of this experiment may not have been as accurate or precise as they
Both decaffeinated and caffeinated coffee and tea can cause gastrointestinal problems in certain individuals as they are both acidic in nature. People don’t realize that decaffeinated does not mean that the beverage does not contain caffeine; it just means that there is less of it in that beverage. I question a study that Malcolm Gladwell describes in “Java Man” in which King Gustove III ordered an experiment to show the harmful effects of caffeine. “A convicted murderer was sentenced to drink cup after cup of coffee until he died, with another murderer sentenced to a lifetime of tea drinking, as a control” (Gladwell, 233). Interestingly, in the experiment, the subjects outlived King Gustov III and the doctors performing the experiment. The study does not tell us of any heath issues that the subjects
Fortunately, the current examination has shown coffee to continue a of good health choice, as lengthy as one is not topping more than 3 topping-bout a day. This guideline is based on the deed that the cardinal element found in coffee is a intermix called caffeine. Caffeine is a of nature intermix made from more than 50 vegetable sources. While caffeine in undue amount has been linked to some increased freedom from disease
The last half of the book continued to follow Cece working on making friends and dealing with how she feels about her hearing. She also moves and makes a new friend, Martha. She also makes friends with her neighborhood children. Martha is a grade below her and they get along great. Cece assumes that Martha doesn’t know that she is deaf, because it is summer and they aren’t in the same class together in school and hasn’t seen her wearing the Phonic Ear. However, she does know and simply doesn’t care. The neighborhood kids are also kind to her and there is a neighbor boy Mike Miller that she has a crush on. All is well until Martha hurts Cece’s eye and panics. Her eye heals but Martha is still too afraid to be around
Some of the benefits of coffee consumption on health include; it protects diabetes type 2, Parkinson’s
6. Restate your predictions that were correct and give the data from your experiment that supports them. Restate your predictions
10. Refer to the model and estimates in the previous question. You want to test that
The author of the following excerpt concluded that the study was statistically significant. The hypothetical research article compared memory test performance between two groups of participants: those who consumed a caffeinated beverage before the test and those who consumed a non-caffeinated beverage:
Write a conclusion. Do you accept or reject your hypothesis based on your results? Why? Remember, if it does not fully agree, you must reject it. That’s OK! (2 pts.)
There has been always an indication that coffee could be related in preventing cancer risk. Therefore, many studies were involved to check the accuracy of coffee and its effect on cancer especially prostate cancer (CaP). According to the article Coffee Consumption and Prostate Cancer Aggressiveness among African & Caucasian American in a Population-Based Study, there were two studies that examined the effects of Coffee on cancer risk; Meta-analysis and a report from the Health Professionals follow-up study (Arab, Su, Ang, Fontham, Bensen, Mohler, 2011). The meta-analysis indicated a protective relationship between coffee consumption and risk of CaP. The report from the Health Professionals follow-up study indicated that there is no link
Were your hypotheses right or wrong? Tell how those hypotheses would have to be modified in another experiment.
The metabolism results of study A showed caffeine results (Fig. A) as expected. Pre-caf gave the earliest caffeine reading, followed by dur-caf. Urinary caffeine levels (Fig. B) were well below the International Olympic Committee regulation of 12µg/ml. Plasma analysis showed that blood glucose levels were higher in the pre-caf treatment, possibly due an increase in metabolic rate from the
The second major flaw in the coffee taste studies is the existence of external variables. It is evident that the first and third studies had underlying variables that may have significantly affected their outcomes. The first study notes that “the author of this study personally purchased coffee to go at four places, took them to his office, tasted them, made notes and drew conclusions” (pg. 63). This indicates a major flaw of this particular study because the time frames for which each cup of coffee was obtained and then consumed are inconsistent.