Coffee is healthy!- Or so it is claimed.

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Moderator's Note: Where are the references for more info? What studies have

been done, who sponsered the studies? The first and third website, as well as

the embedded article simply skip this vital info. The second website is by a

vested interest- an organization dedicated to promoting coffee. This reminds me

of how chocolate has turned into a health food.

 

Just like statistics can be manipulated to look like anything, it is more than

possible to make anything look " healthy " or " unhealthy " , like all we have heard

about how organic is not what it is cracked up to be. Wonder who is behind that

information.

 

If you like coffee, then have that one cup in the morning and be happy. Don't

need to rationalize, don't need to turn your stomach into knots trying to avoid

the harm of one cup. You want 6 cups a day- well, then like the rest of life:

buy your ticket and take your chances, maybe your constitution can handle it,

maybe it can't.

 

But most of all consider that your mind, your perception is a highly valued

commodity in the world around us- and information (or perceived information) is

how it is controlled.

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Hi all,

 

I've read many people stating that coffee is not healthy yet green and

black teas are. After doing research I have found that coffee contains

more antioxidants than green and black tea. Also coffee is the highest

source of antioxidants in the US diet.

 

If anyone has info on the negative effects of coffee I'd be really

interested in them. I think that I have a bias because I really like

coffee and feel great after drinking it.

 

thanks, Devon

 

Here are some facts (website reference at bottom):

 

-In the sleep-deprived, says Harris Lieberman, PhD, a leading caffeine

researcher, caffeine improves scores on a range of cognitive tasks,

such as decision making, memory, learning, and attention.

 

-A tall latte may keep you out of the dentist's chair. In lab tests,

researchers in Italy recently found that coffee's antibacterials slow

the growth of Streptococcus mutans, the culprit in tooth decay. Coffee

also contains compounds that keep bacteria from sticking to tooth enamel.

 

-It's no secret that coffee makes your bladder more active. While that

can be bothersome, it can also help reduce the risk of kidney stones,

according to the Nurses Health Study. Women who drank the most coffee

had the lowest risks. Caffeine increases the flow of more diluted

urine, which lowers the chance of a kidney stone forming. Prefer

decaf? No problem: It was shown to have similar effects. [Drink water

processed decaf]

 

-At least six independent studies have confirmed a link between coffee

drinking and the prevention of Parkinson's Disease. The research shows

that people who drink coffee on a regular basis are 60 to 80% less

likely to develop Parkinson's. Three of the studies also show that the

more they drink, the lower the risk.

 

-If a woman downs about 3 cups a day, she can reduce her risk of type

2 diabetes by 20 to 30 percent, recent research has found. Experts

suspect that coffee's antioxidants, such as chlorogenic acid and

caffeic acid, deserve the credit. Coffee may help promote the delivery

of insulin to the tissues. When that happens efficiently, explains

Frank Hu, PhD, associate professor of nutrition and epidemiology at

Harvard University, insulin resistance—a major risk factor for

diabetes—is less likely.

 

-Coffee has four times the antioxidant content of green tea, according

to a study conducted in Switzerland by the Nestle Research Center and

recently published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

 

-Japanese researchers reported earlier this year that people who drank

coffee every day over 10 years were half as likely to get liver cancer

as those who didn't drink it at all. And the more you drink, it seems,

the lower your risk.

 

-Just one cup 8oz cup of coffee can contribute up to 1.5 grams of

soluble fiber.

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.health.com/health/article/0,23414,1047150,00.html

 

http://www.coffeescience.org/

 

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/02/070226095451.htm