Posted on 08/15/2006 8:48:19 AM PDT by aculeus
Coffee is not usually thought of as health food, but a number of recent studies suggest that it can be a highly beneficial drink. Researchers have found strong evidence that coffee reduces the risk of several serious ailments, including diabetes, heart disease and cirrhosis of the liver.
Among them is a systematic review of studies published last year in The Journal of the American Medical Association, which concluded that habitual coffee consumption was consistently associated with a lower risk of Type 2 diabetes. Exactly why is not known, but the authors offered several explanations.
Coffee contains antioxidants that help control the cell damage that can contribute to the development of the disease. It is also a source of chlorogenic acid, which has been shown in animal experiments to reduce glucose concentrations.
Caffeine, perhaps coffee’s most famous component, seems to have little to do with it; studies that looked at decaffeinated coffee alone found the same degree of risk reduction.
Larger quantities of coffee seem to be especially helpful in diabetes prevention. In a report that combined statistical data from many studies, researchers found that people who drank four to six cups of coffee a day had a 28 percent reduced risk compared with people who drank two or fewer. Those who drank more than six had a 35 percent risk reduction.
Some studies show that cardiovascular risk also decreases with coffee consumption. Using data on more than 27,000 women ages 55 to 69 in the Iowa Women’s Health Study who were followed for 15 years, Norwegian researchers found that women who drank one to three cups a day reduced their risk of cardiovascular disease by 24 percent compared with those drinking no coffee at all.
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OK, if that is the case, why isn't Java Man still around, eh?
I always knew there was a good reason to bounce off the walls.
Of course.
Surely not.
As I pour my 3rd cup, I salute you & proclaim "to my health".
Next year, of course, they'll release a report saying coffee will kill you.
As my mom always said...just do all things in moderation and you're usually just fine!
...and stop calling me Shirley...
Yesssssssssssssssss,now if we can get beer on the list it will be perfect !!!
I remember when Clinton first took office. One of the very first things I remember him saying he wanted to do was to regulate caffeine as a drug. I knew at that moment he was going to be a worthless President.
Nice tagline.
Who's got the Simpson "ha ha" graphic? There are a lot of dead health nuts in my past who disrespected my coffee. All right they can't read the thread, but it would make my vindication sweeter. Pass the joe...here's to you, kids. HA HA!!
Just go find some German studies.
If you want to hear the wine is good for you, read studies done in France.
Healthy or not, I am not quitting the habit! lol
well more good news.
Coffee in the morning and red wine in the evening.
At this rate who knows what other previously knocked food might go back on the healthy list!
If you want to drink coffee for maximum health benefit drink it hot, black, no sugar and drink it alone. Drink it outside of meals. You cannot manage this all the time but if done much as possible you'll get benefits. At minimum- always drink it hot & black
On the other hand...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20060815/hl_hsn/coffeemighttriggerfirstheartattackinsome
But I think I'll take my chances.
Consider yourself to be back on my ping list. You should feel very honored as it is a very short ping list.
Anytime I've heard that I should be honored coupled with the word short in the same sentence, it has never been a good thing.
it has never been a good thing
Feel free to change that to "never was a good thing".
Coffee is one addiction I can never, ever, give up.
Once you've learned to grind your own beans & filter it yourself, all the rest is piss water.
Well, dark chocolate was found to have health benefits recently.
been drinking a LOT of coffee in the past 5 years and haven't had a cold since. I am willing to submit my body to scientific investigation.....for more coffee.
Yeah, right. I refuse to believe it! Caffeine is the most important health benefit of coffee. It keeps me awake and functioning healthily all day!! ;)
That's good to know. I'm a coffee drinker, and I will admit, that I love it. I used to drink a pot a day, but I've cut back to 3 - 4 cups a day.
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