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Carrie, So funny. I just received that same message and contemplated sending it to the group as well. Jen Dad w/ PD 55/39 -----Original Message----- From: Carrie Barrott [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 11:17 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Caffeine can protect against PD? I subscribe to a service provided by RealAge.com, called "Tip of the Day." I have copied and pasted today's tip below. As I sit here sipping my coffee, I am thinking that it is odd that my father, dx'd with PD about 13 years ago at about age 50, drank at least a full pot of coffee the first 20 years of my life. Anyway, I thought the list might find this interesting. Carrie, daughter of Michael 64/13+ Tip of the Day Catch the Buzz Coffee-drinkers can wake up to some good news: Those cups of java may deliver more than just a breakfast buzz. A recent study found that the caffeine in coffee might protect against Parkinson's disease, a degenerative brain disorder that affects more than 1 million Americans. Researchers found that study participants who did not drink coffee were five times more likely to develop Parkinson's than those people who drank about five 6-ounce cups a day. Researchers have speculated that the caffeine in coffee offers protection against the destruction of nerve cells in the brain, and thereby guards against Parkinson's. To learn more about this tip, <A HREF="http://kcsd.realage.com/RealAge123765218.4007.0.3820">click here</A> http://kcsd.realage.com/RealAge123765218.4007.0.3820