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Kidney Stones a New Risk for Coffee Drinkers

The most recent surveys have found the average American annually drinks 10 pounds of coffee which translates into about 2.4 BILLION pounds alone. With all that consumption has come studies finding coffee--although it's a safer option to drink than soft drinks or fruit drinks--has its own sets of risks. Among others, coffee may interfere with your body's ability to keep homocysteine and cholesterol levels in check, most likely by inhibiting the action of the vitamins folate, B12 or...