News story with a delayed lead
1) A study has found, among other things, that people "who drank moderate amounts of alcohol or coffee lived longer than those who abstained," and that "people who were overweight in their 70s lived longer than normal or underweight people did."
“I have no explanation for it, but I do firmly believe that modest drinking improves longevity,” Claudia Kawas, a key researcher for the study, recently said at the American Association for the Advancement of Science conference in Austin, according to the Independent.
The study, called "The 90+ Study," started in 2003 and examined "the oldest-old" age group — about 1,700 nonagenarians — to determine what is key to living to your 90th birthday and beyond.
The research found that subjects who drank two glasses of beer or wine every day decreased their chances of a premature death by 18%, and those who drank two cups of coffee a day decreased their chances by 10%.
2) Chevassus, living in San Jose, ordered a “Quadriginoctuple Frap” for $47.30 to break the previous record holder which was a $26.60 drink called a Java Chip Frappuccino in a Trenta cup. This previous record holder’s drink consisted of $16 shots of espresso, a shot of soy milk, caramel flavoring, banana puree, strawberry puree, vanilla beans, matcha power, protein powder and some caramel and mocha.
Beau Chevassus set a new record for the most expensive Starbucks drink ever ordered.
When asked why he ordered the drink that was put in his own 52-ounce coffee mug, Chevassus said, “I did it for fun, for a bit of entertainment and to see if it is at all possible. I was surprised how cool the Starbucks employees were. They seemed almost interested in trying to set the record than I was.”
It took Chevassus several days to finish the drink because the caffeine was so strong. Starbucks gave the drink, which consisted of 48 shots of espresso, some protein powder, two bananas, a few caramel drizzle Frappuccino chips, some vanilla bean and a little soy, to Chevassus for free because it was his birthday.
“I have no explanation for it, but I do firmly believe that modest drinking improves longevity,” Claudia Kawas, a key researcher for the study, recently said at the American Association for the Advancement of Science conference in Austin, according to the Independent.
The study, called "The 90+ Study," started in 2003 and examined "the oldest-old" age group — about 1,700 nonagenarians — to determine what is key to living to your 90th birthday and beyond.
The research found that subjects who drank two glasses of beer or wine every day decreased their chances of a premature death by 18%, and those who drank two cups of coffee a day decreased their chances by 10%.
2) Chevassus, living in San Jose, ordered a “Quadriginoctuple Frap” for $47.30 to break the previous record holder which was a $26.60 drink called a Java Chip Frappuccino in a Trenta cup. This previous record holder’s drink consisted of $16 shots of espresso, a shot of soy milk, caramel flavoring, banana puree, strawberry puree, vanilla beans, matcha power, protein powder and some caramel and mocha.
Beau Chevassus set a new record for the most expensive Starbucks drink ever ordered.
When asked why he ordered the drink that was put in his own 52-ounce coffee mug, Chevassus said, “I did it for fun, for a bit of entertainment and to see if it is at all possible. I was surprised how cool the Starbucks employees were. They seemed almost interested in trying to set the record than I was.”
It took Chevassus several days to finish the drink because the caffeine was so strong. Starbucks gave the drink, which consisted of 48 shots of espresso, some protein powder, two bananas, a few caramel drizzle Frappuccino chips, some vanilla bean and a little soy, to Chevassus for free because it was his birthday.
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