Pregnancy Hormone Levels May Affect Coffee Craving

By Alison McCook

Although previous studies have suggested that drinking coffee early in pregnancy can increase the risk of miscarriage, a new study suggests that it is the health of a woman's pregnancy that influences her taste for coffee--not vice versa.

Dr. Christina C. Lawson of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in Cincinnati, Ohio and her colleagues found that the surge of hormones that comes with a healthy pregnancy may cause some women to lose their taste for coffee.

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