Join Mayo Clinic, USA Today for Coffee Twitter Chat


Is drinking coffee good for you? How much is too much?

Get these and other caffeinated questions answered on Monday, June 14 at 10:30 a.m. EDT on Twitter. Mayo Clinic (@MayoClinic) and USA Today are teaming to provide another hour-long opportunity for you to discuss health-related topics with a Mayo Clinic subject expert via Twitter.

Donald Hensrud, M.D., a Mayo Clinic specialist in preventive medicine and nutrition, will join USA Today reporter Mary Brophy Marcus (@BrophyMarcUSAT) to discuss Coffee and Health. Dr. Hensrud is Medical Editor-in-Chief of The Mayo Clinic Diet: Eat Well. Enjoy Life. Lose Weight. He has written about health effects of coffee here.

Update (6/14/10): See “Coffee’s endless health debate is grounded in fact” in USA Today this morning for more background to fuel the discussion.

To participate, just follow the #MayoUSAToday hashtag on Twitter. If you’re unfamiliar with Twitter chats, this post has more background.

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2 Responses to Join Mayo Clinic, USA Today for Coffee Twitter Chat

  1. Newsletter Editor says:

    A new comment on the post “Join Mayo Clinic, USA Today for Coffee Twitter Chat” is
    Author : Manuel Acosta, M.D. (IP:
    E-mail : mannymunster@hotmail.com
    Comment:
    My salute for you! Dr. Hensrud, is colombian coffee same potency than other coffees
    Are five cups limit for daily sane consume?

  2. Ella says:

    Coffee and asprin helps with my migraines now they are trying to find out if I have Lyme dis, or MS I have spots on my brain and a blug in my left eye, having pain in my legs that aren’t cramps. Maybe God will help them. As I was so fatiged today I didn’t go to work fell asleep standing up yesterday. and all this started just before Mothersday.

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