I'm going to answer the last question first.

And really, wouldn't chronic coffee ingestion be more relevant to study?

That's what *I* said!

How do they measure acute coffee ingestion? How many cups in what time period?

Apparently it's whether a single 6-ounce cup of coffee* will affect fasting plasma lipid profiles, if the patient fasts but has a cup of coffee in the morning before the blood draw.

*(Coffee black, and with nondairy creamer and/or sugar, were all tested.)

Don't pull your Psych Grad Student lingo on me! I am NOT being transferry!

You calling me Riley, Beeotch?

I think acute coffee ingestion affects insulin levels though, doesn't it?

Gah. A friend of mine is getting married in the fall and her mother just called to harangue her about her dress "which isn't going to make your waist look as small as you think it is," and her diet in general because "I want to be able to look back at the wedding photos and say how beautiful you were."

Can we get The Minister over here, pronto?

I'll take this one.

t finds friend's mom

t whups her ass with a scepter

Don't forget to hide the evidence, Aimee. Handiest spot will do.

brenda? WTF? ?!??!!!!!!!????!!!!! I do not get mothers like that, at all.

brenda, your friend should consider eloping. and not sharing any pictures.

Luckily (in that respect, at least), I've never gotten married. However, once when I had a horribly painful sore throat and cough my mother gave me a lecture about the calories/sugar content of cough drops.

Did you stuff one up her nose?

When I planned my wedding my mother only wielded her power twice: She added an entree to the meal and insisted I order the flavor of ice cream I liked best.

Damn, what a great Mom I have.

Cough drop up the nose ... wonderful idea! I'll use it the next time she pulls that! or at least threaten it (she usually pulls this stuff over the phone).

Sparky - you do indeed have a good mother!