These journal editors probably forgot to drink their morning coffee

Here we go again. Another useless study published in a peer-reviewed journal (Mayo Clinic Proceedings) with a relatively high impact factor and promoted as "Breaking News from the Editor" to the press who then attached a sensational headline and reported it as "science". This is what caught my eye: "Drinking more than 28 cups of coffee a week may be harmful for people younger than 55, according to a study." I saw this on USA Today (link)... but many other outlets also carried the story, including NPR, CBS, AJC, Guardian, etc. Just the headline should sound alarm bells. Why 28...