I see more an more articles like this on Smart Planet...
Headline: Coffee prevents Type 2 diabetes? Decaf is fine too.
Conclusion: "In short, the study has been focused on results from cell cultures, so there are no current explanations of how caffeine may effect cells within the human body. It is also worth noting that the study is epidemiological, so the research does not prove any cause and effect links only that there is a measure of association."
More and more often I am caught by a headline in my Smart Planet email only to discover on reading the article that the headline is a far stretch from the truth revealed in the article. I realize no one would read this if it just mentioned non-human coffee research but let's face it...this headline is intended to get the author published or meet a deadline objective. It is much to obscure and irrelevant to be applicable here. Smart Planet is losing since their reputation is weakening. Their editor needs to read what they publish and accept a little more editorial responsibility for targeting the audience intended by the publication.
