Coffee is one of the most widely consumed beverages
in the world; more than 50 percent of Americans drink
it at the average rate of 2 cups per day.Led by Hyon K. Choi, of the University of British
Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, the current study was
based on the U.S. Third National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey, conducted between 1988 and
1994.Coffee and tea consumption were determined based
on responses to a food questionnaire that assessed
intake over the previous month.The results showed that levels of uric acid in the blood
significantly decreased with increasing coffee intake,
but not with tea intake.