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General Category => Substance Abuse => Topic started by: Tru on December 31, 2009, 09:09:15 AM
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Dr Kaffeine that is.
Coffee Health Benefits - Coffee Health Risks
The last 25 years has seen the growth of a cottage industry in the study of the effects of coffee and health. And no wonder - over 400 million cups a day are consumed throughout the world. But for decades health workers warned that the habit might be unsafe. Recent studies show the opposite is more likely to be the case.
Caffeine, one of the main ingredients in coffee, has long been known to be a mild stimulant. That can raise blood pressure, increase heart rate and produce the occasional irregular beat. But most researchers now believe the effect is mild and short-lived.
By contrast, the emerging data about the health benefits of coffee consumption are numerous and diverse.
Coffee Health Benefits
There's strong evidence that coffee reduces the odds of developing colon cancer, but only at higher levels of consumption - four cups a day or more. That much intake may well outweigh the benefits.
But other benefits accrue even at moderate levels of coffee drinking.
Coffee, like wine, contains antioxidants that help prevent heart disease and certain cancers by removing cell-destroying oxygen radicals from the blood. Some studies say the concentration of antioxidants is greater than that found in cranberries, apples or tomatoes. Scientists, however, point to the many other valuable vitamins, minerals and fibers in fruits and vegetables.
Apart from the obvious contribution to mental alertness, Chinese studies strongly suggest that coffee can even help reduce the effects of Parkinson's disease.
American and Scandinavian studies both suggest that decaf and regular coffee help reduce the risk of type-2 diabetes. Good news for the Scandinavians who have the highest per capita consumption in the world.
There's some evidence that coffee may reduce the risk of developing kidney stones and gallstones. Other digestive system benefits have been seen, as well. Caffeine increases the secretion of stomach acid, which aids digestion.
Caffeine has been shown to reduce constriction of airways in asthma sufferers, with moderate consumption. In addition to the caffeine, coffee contains theophylline, a bronchodilator which helps the effect.
But those benefits, not surprisingly, come with risks.
Coffee Health Risks
Though mammalian sperm swim faster, longer and farther in fluids laced with coffee some studies link heavy coffee drinking with reduced fertility.
Increased coffee consumption has been associated with higher blood levels of homocysteine, recently shown to be a risk factor for coronary heart disease. Other studies show an increase in LDL-cholesterol (the 'harmful' kind). To what degree these factors actually contribute to heart attacks is a matter of debate.
Coffee contains cafestol, which is known to raise cholesterol levels, mainly in coffee made by the European method of boiling ground beans in water. Percolated or filtered coffee, favored by most Americans, however, removes it. Decaf coffee may be an exception.
Women who drink coffee lose more calcium and tend to have less dense bones than non-caffeine consumers. Those who drink four or more cups per day also have twice the risk of urinary incontinence.
All in all, though, most agree that the benefits - at least at moderate consumption levels - outweigh the risks. By the way, for those heavy drinkers looking for a substitute, colas contain one-third the amount of caffeine per ounce. But somehow drinking a Coke instead of a Latte does not seem worth the risk.
Is Coffee Good for You? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCYbvrPbt5Q&feature=player_embedded#normal)
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I drink 4 or more cups most days. And at least as much tea.
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I have one large mug of coffee. Then several 5 hour energy drinks during the day.
We all gotta die of something...
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The only cause of death I fear is Alzheimers.
Of course, if I'm diagnosed with that, my cause of death will be a bullet.
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But at least you won't have Alzheimer's.
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I like coffee once in a while.
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The only cause of death I fear is Alzheimers.
Ugh. Fuck. My grandma has the beginning stages of it.. It's fucking heart breaking.
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What?
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I think I . . . Huh?
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Rabies!
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Rabies, baby, I'll have you
Rabies, baby, you'll be true
Rabies, baby, I'll have you for me
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tl:dr
summary plz?
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Summary: It doesn't matter.
You can thank me in cuddles & drugs. Good day.
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tl:dr
summary plz?
You should just do what I do and set up the hotkeys on your mac so that the laptop reads highlighted text to you if you use the right combination of keys. Then I put on boxing and listen to the long posts.
Coffee is god, btw. I adore it, although I am trying to cut my consumption down. I'm at a mere 2 cups in the morning now. That's probably as far as I want to go, frankly. Xmas break was good to me in that regard. I was at 5 morning cups before break. The limiting factor being the size of my coffee pot.
So since this thread is about coffee, then, what method do you use for coffee?
Automatic coffee machine, gravity cone, French press?
For myself, I prefer things simply done. I have an empty pot and a cone with paper filters. Dead simple.
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(http://i.stationeryshopper.co.uk/430903.jpg)
Two heaping spoonfuls, boiling water, but not too much, then lots of milk or cream. I swear it's the best instant out there.
Otherwise I'm a big fan of an espresso after a meal or while drinking. But I probably only average about 30 cups of coffee or espressos a year. I really like coffee but it's not a common thing at all for me.
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I've never tasted an instant coffee I liked, but then again I've never had this Nescafe Alta Rica either, so...
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My mother has it shipped in from England. I've never seen it for sale anywhere else, which seems silly.
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That must be some seriously good shit, it's out of stock everywhere except Britstore.com. Now I want some even MORE.
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N E S T L E S, Nestle's makes the very best...
(http://img.tradekey.com/images/uploadedimages/offers/2/9/A1360614-20091105072329.jpg)
What I've been drinking, although I actually preferred the generic at Safeway till they stopped carrying it..
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Taster's Choice.
For sale in grocery stores across Armenia.
(as well as America)
(http://www.tasterschoice.com/nirf/cm2/upload/9F6CD5C5-2F79-40BB-8411-EF85274713BA/NTC_Original10oz.png)
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I drank a lot of Tasters Choice on my first tour in Korea in the early 80s. Gooner's love that shit.
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The local supermarket has started stocking Alta Rica. Fucking sweet.
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Si? Can y'all buy Taster's Choice? Have you tried it?
I have this hare-brained idea that it's the same product, just different packaging for different countries.
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Yeah, it's available here. It's not bad, but it's no Alta Rica.
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Then I'll be looking for it, also!
Hey, Nick? Here's another one of those little "side businesses" that you could probably do quite well with.
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Line 'em up. This golf club thing seems to be working out OK and I got some tenants to live in gang-land so I been lookin' for a new gig.
Actually my uncle in Aussie makes a bunch of great natural health products and I'd like to set up MLM companies in Japan and the USA to sell them. anyoneinterestedcanmessagemeasalways
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I drank Folgers instant for years but now I can't stand the aftertaste.
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Try Taster's Choice ~ they sell boxes of 10 or so packets, so you don't have to buy a 2 month supply at a time!
You won't be disappointed.
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Umm fyrenza, just about ever brand listed on this thread is produced by the same company.
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Even so, they all have distinctively different flavors.
It may be that it's all the same company, but I think they buy from all different growers, and it would appear that environment is a major factor in the taste.
i've wondered that about tobacco ~ if where it's grown makes a difference in the taste?
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I think with commercial tobacco the taste is completely determined by the chemical additives.