coffee

[Guest guest]

Hi Everyone;

 

Awhile ago, there was a thread up about the toxicity of coffee. Someone asked

if there were differences between different brands and varieties of coffee. I

have only just now found something to post on that. Apparently, there are some

differences between types of beans based on the acrylamide level, but those

differences appear to be minor. What seems to be generally significant is that

according to wikopedia, twenty to forty percent of the acrylamide in the western

diet is consumed in coffee. It is produced during the roasting of the beans.

 

The reason we might care about that is that acrylamide is a potent neuro-toxin

(destructive for brain and nerve cells) as well as a carcinogen (promotes

cancer).

 

Deborah

 

" The pursuit of the perfect, then, is the pursuit of sweetness and light. "

-Matthew Arnold

 

 

[Guest guest]

On the flip-side, there is a plethora of studies showing healthy

effects to coffee consumption, ranging from cognitive and even

cardiovascular benefits in the ederly, diabetes prevention,

Parkinsons improvements, and lower rates of liver cancer, etc..

 

It has also been found to be the greatest source of antioxidants

in the American diet, which, although coffee is loaded with these

micronutrients, probably highlights the SAD nature of the typical

diet more than it says something about coffee in particular, but

still, an interesting stat.

 

(Google or PubMed bring up tons of hits to the research.)

 

I don't doubt there are negatives as well. As a low-calorie,

tasty beverage, I try to keep apprised of both viewpoints,

while weighing them against one another and my addiction.

 

 

-Erin

www.zenpawn.com/vegblog

 

 

, " Deborah Pageau "

<dpageau wrote:

>

> Hi Everyone;

>

> Awhile ago, there was a thread up about the toxicity of coffee.

Someone asked if there were differences between different brands and

varieties of coffee. I have only just now found something to post on

that. Apparently, there are some differences between types of beans

based on the acrylamide level, but those differences appear to be

minor. What seems to be generally significant is that according to

wikopedia, twenty to forty percent of the acrylamide in the western

diet is consumed in coffee. It is produced during the roasting of

the beans.

>

> The reason we might care about that is that acrylamide is a potent

neuro-toxin (destructive for brain and nerve cells) as well as a

carcinogen (promotes cancer).

>

> Deborah

>

> " The pursuit of the perfect, then, is the pursuit of sweetness and

light. " -Matthew Arnold