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Yes! Coffee Really is Good For You

msnbc.msn.com — Drinking coffee can help ward off type 2 diabetes and may even help prevent certain cancers, according to panelists discussing the benefits — and risks — of the beverage at a scientific meeting.

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rustyangel, on 10/12/2007, -17/+6I'd always tell that my gf when she says I drink too much coffee :)
- Flawed77, on 10/12/2007, -1/+49I grew up on stories that drinking coffee would make me a midget...
  Think of all the years of coffee drinking I lost!
- str3ama, on 10/12/2007, -23/+12Not that I have anything against coffee, but I'd love to see who sponsored this research. I mean if I go without coffee/caffeine for a day I get a major headache, so I don't really think that anything that makes you feel like crap without it can be constituted as "good for you". In that respect Crack is good for you as well!
- Tenlow, on 10/12/2007, -0/+35There's a difference between a caffeine addiction and coffee.
- thecompkid, on 10/12/2007, -5/+7Well, there's also a difference between a major coffee addiction and the next step, which is where i'm at right now. Seriously, think about it, life wouldn't exist without coffee. :)
- Calypsoaf, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5Note: I read about this study in Popular Mechanics today while waiting for my oil change.
  
  The good: The study is in fact true! Coffee can ward off type 2 diabetes.
  
  The bad: It takes approximately 6 cups of Joe to start seeing a benefit.
  
  Good luck, and happy coffee times!
- dhelmet78, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Time to buy some Dunkin stock.
- cmiller1, on 10/12/2007, -2/+276 cups to help with diabetes? That's interesting, according to this study http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3759948.stm just one cup a day can seriously increase your risk of heart problems, it is also known to contain large amounts of homocysteine which is linked to increasing the cholesterol levels of coffee drinkers as well as increasing their chance of a heart attack or stroke. I bet if you search and search and search even heroine will slightly reduce the risk of at least one disease or disorder, does that make it healthy?
- nebrfan, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4@cmiller: The little bit of research I've done suggests that many of the cholesterol raising components are only present in boiled, unfiltered coffee. A good review article can be found here http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=16507475&query_hl=1&itool=pubmed_docsum
- catalysis, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8FTA: "However, Arab did find evidence that coffee may increase the risk of leukemia and stomach cancer."
  
  So you can decrease your risk for diabetes, but increase your risk for leukemia. I'll just stick with tea and take my chances.
- cmiller1, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1nebrfan - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/654018.stm
- audiowizard, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Yes, but does this include pouring half a cup of Irish CoffeeMate into the cop o java.
- greywolfexcel, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4I have an alternate solution to warding off diabetes: don't get fat.
- APHughes, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3real men take their coffee straight black
- ahawks, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I don't know if coffee is good or bad for you, and I don't plan on giving up my 2-3 cups/day.
  
  But 6 cups/day to ward off type 2 diabetes? I'm a type 1, so maybe I know a bit more about diabetes than most people, but considering that most Americans drink their coffee loaded with sugar and cream... let's think about it:
  
  6 cups coffee * 2 spoons sugar/cup = 12 tsp (72g, ~200 calories) pure sugar
  Or a single GrandeStarbucks drink, the Caramel Macchiato, has roughly 40g sugar (~200 calories)
  http://www.calorieking.com/foods/calories-in-beverages-hot-espresso-caramel-macchiato-w-nonfat-milk_f-Y2lkPTIwMDM3JmJpZD05NDgmZmlkPTY1OTUyJmVpZD0xNDU3MDI1NDgmcG9zPTcmcGFyPSZrZXk9c3RhcmJ1Y2tz.html
  
  Unless you're drinking it black, or use calorie-free sweetener, I'd say the extra sugar does more damage than the coffee does good.
- macmcrae, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3"scientific meeting" bwahahah.
  I am not a coffee hater. I drink a pot a day.
  But this story is BS.
  No doubt paid for by the official foundation to sell more stuff to morons.
  Same people who fund "scientific meetings" that
  conclude alcohol and chocolate have health benefits too.
jeebusmang, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4I never figured it was bad. It's got anti-oxidant qualities. But it can't be good to drink non-stop like some people I know.
- fluxion, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1egggggggggcelent :java:
raymondmarble, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12Eh, well, you know what? I can honestly say that I'm going to keep drinking it regardless of what the study-of-the-week says.

A good cup of Peet's Major Dickason's blend makes me happy...
- yoyobye, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1Peets? Oh snap, I like that place... only one near me is in downtown Portland, Oregon! Don't make it there much. :(
- Pertuberant, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Same here...I don't really care what studies say, neither I believe that it is such a serious health crime if I drink a cup of my favorite coffee once a day...
- Heembo, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4that old stuff is crap - until you drink a peaberry bean that was roasted within the last few days and is freshly ground - you don't know REAL coffee.
- mrharvey518, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Exactly, if I just read that drinking this cup of coffee would kill me tomorrow, I would probably still be sipping it right now. For ages people have been trying to prove that coffee is bad for you but they never have, it's one of those great things that people assume must be really bad for you but really isn't.
fusionring, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9Like I *need* another reason to drink more coffee!

Bring on the Joe!
ymirscorpse, on 10/12/2007, -5/+15Not when it comes to me. Drink one cup a day, and ***** messily five times a day. That can't be good. So I stopped. Now I only ***** once a day. Because I don't like to ***** all day long, I'm going to refrain from drinking it regardless of whether or not it is good for me.
- JeffreyAtW, on 10/12/2007, -4/+6Agreed. Coffee is extremely difficult for me to digest.
- cruzlee, on 10/12/2007, -6/+24That's not right dude. Coffee should never have that effect. Maybe you should go see a doctor? (I am not joking)
- Xadrian79, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12@cruzlee
  
  People have different reactions to lots of things. Coffee contains a significant amount of stimulant, which passes directly through the digestive tract. It's well known for its laxative properties, especially amongst IBS sufferers.
- HayString, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3@ ymirscorpse,
  have you tried decaffeinated? As xadrian79 said, the caffiene is the culprit.
- kaph, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4@xadrian79 (#6485548)
  I have IBS, I stopped drinking coffee and had to have some crappy imitation (chicory) ***** :( It wasn't until my doctor gave in to my protests that all of the substitutes tasted like crap, she suggested i have it with out the soy milk (no dairy) and also without the sugar (artificial - stevia). Needless to say I am bloody glad I kept bitching and complaining because now I can enjoy a somewhat "normal" coffee in the morning. I gave up smoking, drinking and eating "nice" food, coffee was all a had left...
- dhVyse, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2For most people, its the creamer that ownz your digestion. Try milk or black coffee.
- ymirscorpse, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1"That's not right dude. Coffee should never have that effect. Maybe you should go see a doctor? (I am not joking)"
  
  Assuming I had health insurance :P I'm not sure I want a $100+ bill just so I can meet with a doctor and ask about "***** under the influence of coffee" (SUIC). No, given that the symptoms don't show up when I don't drink coffee, the doctor would probably just tell me to not drink it.
  
  Also, in response to some of the others, I experienced the symptoms regardless of whether I drank coffee black or with cream. I never used sugar. The strange thing is that I found myself needing to take a dump after about the third or forth sip. The reaction was almost instantaneous. A friend told me that one's bowels should build up a tolerance to caffeine over time, but mine never did.
  
  Decaf probably would not have the same effect, but I never found decaf to taste very good.
  
  At any rate, now that I stopped drinking coffee, I am free to "go commando" without a worry in the world -- I would never have even considered doing such a thing when I was a caffeine addict.
- bmartin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Most people drink ***** coffee. It's the truth. We drink a lot of coffee that comes pre-ground in a can, which isn't ideal; as soon as you grind coffee, it starts to lose its aroma and flavor. If you don't grind it fresh yourself, the best alternative is to get it from a place that serves decent coffee, such as McDonald's and Burger King. That's about the only thing I'd ever buy from those places.
  
  I empathize with everyone who can't find a good decaf. Decaffeinated coffee can be produced without altering any other chemicals (other than the caffeine), but at that point, the coffee is already crappy from exposure to air. Instant Folgers or Taster's Choice is hardly a substitute for the high-quality caffeinated stuff.
dreamdenial, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1i guess in a way thats good considering i have a very unhealthy lifestyle and i drink way to much coffee.
ttfadia, on 10/12/2007, -1/+29Finals week for me, so if this ***** wards of cancer, I'm pretty much immune.
- bmartin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Good luck with your exams. I hope the coffee holds up for you.
isthisthingon, on 10/12/2007, -2/+14If you do a little Googling, you'll find out that the two leaders of that panel work for Kraft, which makes Maxwell House Coffee and many other coffee brands.
- isthisthingon, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10or alternatively you could all just keep mindlessly digging
  sigh
owenshemansky, on 10/12/2007, -4/+6My dad drank 2 cups of coffee daily his whole life, but it didn't prevent mature onset diabetes.
- ttfadia, on 10/12/2007, -0/+16...therefore the study with hundreds of data points is invalidated.
- kidd3ckz, on 10/12/2007, -13/+3Did he touch little boys?
  
  It says here that might counteract the effects of coffee.
- pavvy, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9whoa everybody!...stop the presses!...a coffee drinker has diabetes.
- thecompkid, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8Oh. My. God. The world as we know it has been turned upside down. How can I live with this paradox in my life. I can't do it, I...just...can't.
  
  Seriously, the whole point of a scientific study is that it finds average results. Some people are worse, some are better, but the majority are represented by this study. On the other side of the coin, there once was this guy that had HIV and somehow got cured. Needless to say, researchers jumped on this guy like he was made of solid gold or something. Just 'cause he is immune doesn't mean that everyone else is. Long story short: a coffee drinking diabetic is about as rare as...um...damn it, it's too early...something not so rare.
- owenshemansky, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1good internets, i especially like the far-reaching conclusions which i wouldn't dare to consider
peestandingup, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1Its a good thing 'cause I drink a ***** TON of it & don't plan on stopping!
xdj4, on 10/12/2007, -7/+1I am 34, and currently live in the Northwest, "COFFEE LAND" and I have NEVER had a cup of coffee, I am determined to go all my life without a single cup of coffee, and its not because I hate Starbucks, cant afford it, or am allergic

yes I drink tea etc. just no coffee or coffee related products
- knugen, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Then why?
- CatsAreGods, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1So what? Big deal.
  (Buckaroo Banzai ref.)
- abcdefghij, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8hey I'm never going to go on a trip by airplane, I'll go by sea and land, but not by air.. it's not that i'm scared or get motion sickness,
- laterallateral, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2LOL@abcdefghij - right?
  
  There's a part missing to your story, man.
  I'm not explicitely going to ASK you what the logic behind your self-imposed coffee sanction is
  because I don't care that much to find out. I do, however care to point out your shortcomings
  not because I hate you, not because it's delicious, not because of Alex Trebek, not even because of a sawed in two log...
- cruzlee, on 10/12/2007, -3/+3Hi, I live in the Netherlands.
  
  I would never ever eat any meat.
  I would eat fruit or vegetables.
  It's not because I don't like meat, or that I think it's bad for the animals, or because it's too expensive.
po43292, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11Coffee's good for you, then it isn't. Then it is. Then it isn't. This debate (?) will never end. Drink more beer. Oh wait, is beer good for us this week? I forgot.
Beer it is.
- Xadrian79, on 10/12/2007, -0/+17I limit myself only to substances that have a variable health value. You can find me any day of the week, basking in the shade with copious amounts of sunscreen, eating eggs and sipping on my coffee and wine ***** with a computer on my lap and a cell phone strapped to my ear. I'm guaranteed to either die or become immortal.
- laterallateral, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4My friend Doug loves marmelade
  
  He owns all kinds of pants.
  Never wears the short ones, though.
  
  Not because they're white and will stain easily against the fresh country grass, not because the army guys will eat his legs, not even because his brother knows karate and used to own sandbags for practising.
Sammy20, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1I have this embarrassing problem, in which drinking coffee (with or without milk and sugar) gives me explosive diarrhea.

Don't know why really. Started happening to me at age 19.

Drinking any sort of tea is fine for me.
- phoZoN, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1well,
  1. you gotta brush it well
  2. no
  3. hell yea that's true
  
  maybe my 4 cups a day do pay off ^^
  
  //reply to 2shae
- jerryn, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0It's the milk or cream. Sometimes.. not all the time I would get this and my wife too. I always thought it was the cream or milk. Sometimes I bet Dunk n dounuts cream isn't so fresh and WHAMM.. gotta go in 30 minutes. And I also drink coffee if I have a headache, I'm not addicted I don't drink a cup every morning, I drink a cup when I feel like it. For some reason if I have headache coffee helps. I don't get migranes , my headache was diagnosed as a cluster headache. When It gets nasty I have a cup of coffee and it does go away.
2shae, on 10/12/2007, -4/+2There are 3 reasons why I don't drink coffee:

1. Makes your teeth yellow/brownish
2. Your breath will really smell like it
3. It's addicting...I don't want to feel weak everytime I DON'T drink it
- Domza, on 10/12/2007, -0/+51. Brush your teeth
  2. Brush your teeth
  3. Do you really want to spend your whole life doing the right thing?
- Coinspinner, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3It isn't so much what you do, it is how much of it you do.
  
  All things in moderation, even the "good" things.
llnatural22, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0There seems to be a real battle going on between coffee and tea, and which is healthier. Been drinking the chinese tea puerh cha that's reputed for its health, makes me go potty but in a good way as I tend to keep it all in.
iMoth, on 10/12/2007, -4/+2***** coffee.

energy drinks ftw.
- AndrewJC, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Yeah, because all of those untested supplements they put in energy drinks aren't going to turn out to be bad for you at ALL. :)
chaosmachine, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4This story brought to you by your good friends at Folgers, Starbucks, and The National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia.
kahlessreborn, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Time to buy stock in Starbucks, before we find out coffee cures cancer. Well prevention if half way there
Mikkle, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1I love how the headline went from "Yes, coffee really *can* be good for you" to "Yes! Coffee really *is* good for you" :)
interlude22, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Espresso is the only coffee that is good for you, I read in a recent article that 70% of the beneficial qualities are lost in freeze-dried instant coffee, what I refer to as coffee paste. I work in an independent espresso bar so we are trained up on what we are making and serving to the customers. Out of all the chains Nero uses the best blend of bean, Starbucks uses a really ***** blend. But if your into coffee you will avoid these places like the plague. If your interested in making a good coffee at home, get yourself an aeropress, there only 20 quid. As a note on health, I have been getting heartburn for the last 3 years of my life, my doctor said it was the smokes and coffee, it turned out to be the bacon sandwiches, red meat and orange juice. Drink Coffee!
aimeevandijk, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7It's amazing reading this story on digg. First of all, because I am an intern researcher on the team Dr. van Dam refers to. I am the one handling the day-to-day issues regarding the trial.
I saw someone was worried about the sponsors of the research and I can reassure you: it's not the industry. It's the Dutch Diabetes Foundation. Because they also would like to know exactly what coffee compound causes the protective effect for diabetes. If we can figure it out, maybe in the future coffee companies offer brands with more of the protective compound, etc.
Many people abstain from coffee because of its addictive nature. But I must stress that it is most probably NOT caffeine who does the trick, so you may just as well have decaf!
And don't forget: filtered coffee can be good for you. Other coffee forms may contain large amounts of 'bad cholesterol'.
- AlphaEta, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1"Other coffee forms may contain large amounts of 'bad cholesterol'."
  
  Say huh? Plant cell membranes have very little cholesterol.
  
  Are you talking about the dairy that is added to coffee?
Philco76, on 10/12/2007, -7/+0http://free-game-downloads.mosw.com
Coinspinner, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2Wow, helps halt cancer?!

Sounds like coffee could be as healthy for you as Marijuana, here is the news from Harvard:

http://www.healthrelatedinfos.com/2007/04/17/marijuana-compound-may-fight-lung-cancer.html
Philco76, on 10/12/2007, -5/+0http://www.mosw.com
ocnozix, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1All studies aside... I couldn't function without coffee in the morning. I love coffee!
beguiledfoil, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1I'm going to live forever.
milomenegon, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0I'm told that the extraction process in good espresso machines takes away most of the bad stuff and has less caffeine than filtered coffee. Then there's the quality of the bean to consider; how it's roasted, etc.

Balance all this against the thousands of people around the world earning slave wages to produce poor-quality beans for Nestle and Foldgers...So what if you decrease your risk of diabetes: if the coffee you're drinking more of is destabilizing entire South American communities and the environment, the net effect is that you still come out worse off. Buy organic fair trade coffee and treat it like you would a glass of fine wine...
- laterallateral, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1We're in agreement about the fair trade and superior quality factors you proposed.
  Sadly, the organic component of your argument is terribly flawed. Organic produce is
  almost across the board of smaller yeild leading to more deforestation, lower quality control
  and finally less competitive pricing. What you ultimately end up with is a cheap, environmtally detremental
  highly expensive product.
  
  Well to do, predominantly western people really try to hawk that kind of farming to be implemented globally, out of
  Bourgeois guilt. Of course, these people really only mean well - problem is, if we actually employed organic farming as a standard,
  The rainforests would have to go, the world would have to starve and the economy would collapse.
- milomenegon, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0Did you know, though, that coffee is predominantly a shade plant? In its natural environment it thrives in the shade of tall rainforest trees. There are organisations out there trying to support organic coffee grown on shade plantations (where the coffee is planted under the forest canopy, without cutting down the trees). So you can be organic and still have some respect for nature...
  
  Shade makes the bean yield much smaller, of course. But part of my argument is that more consumption helps no one. If we all cut down on our coffee consumption and insisted instead on quality coffee grown under fair conditions and with less impact to the environment, well we might get more diabetes but we might also be able to make sure the planet is liveable in 100 years...
brstilson, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1The thing with coffee is that it's good in moderation, but like almost all things, can harm you when used in excess.

I drank 2 cups every day for about 8 months and now I hardly drink it at all. I stopped abruptly and guess what symptoms I had? none. zip. nada. zilch. I had absolutely NO adverse symptoms from "going off" coffee.
- cruzlee, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Wow... an experiment conducted on 1 persons.
Smuuv, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1Drinking coffee cause Global Warming.
TheWhiteOtter, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2"Yes! Coffee Really is Good For You"

Did you read the whole article, or more importantly this bit:
"However, Arab did find evidence that coffee may increase the risk of leukemia and stomach cancer, with the case for leukemia being strongest."

Don't know about you but I don't think having Leukemia is all that healthy.
giantrobot, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1When I was eight years old I started to get these miserable migraines every single day. Every night at approximately 7pm I became light and sound sensitive -- simple stimuli caused me great pain.

Guess what cured me: regular coffee drinking. I never drank coffee or caffeine when I was that age, but when I did, the pain went away. It wasn't caffeine withdrawal that was causing the headaches, that is for sure.

Years later I asked a neurologist why caffeine was my wonder drug. He said that many migraines are caused by (or aggravated by) the constriction of blood vessels in the brain. Caffeine dilates those vessels and protects me from the dreaded migraine.
bigern75, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2The findings suggest that people who may be vulnerable to these risks — for example pregnant women and children — should limit coffee consumption

children!!??!?!?!?!? WHO GIVES OR LETS THEIR CHILDREN DRINK COFFEE!!!!???
cogitofire, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Please realize that this is nowhere near certain that coffee is good for you. I recently went to a seminar in Texas by Dr. Eloy Rodrigues from Cornell University in New York. His area of study is alternative medicines with a focus on Type II. While coffee, cactus, and many other natural compounds found in Central and Southern America have been used for some time now to treat diabetes, these are all self prescribed compounds with little known effect. In many cases it does help with Type II but the other effects are unknown. Many are believed to actually damage the liver and increase the risk of certain types of cancer. The fact that these "panelists" were discussing the possible benefit in no way means that it is an effective means of treatment. In the Dominican Republic where alternative medicines are commonplace, a single hospital does nothing accept for amputate feet and legs all day due to gangrene contracted due to Type II. These people believe that the alternative medicines will help them so they do not seek or cannot afford proper care so they end up as amputees.

The only proven way to prevent Type II diabetes is to maintain a healthy weight throughout your life, and if you become overweight, see a doctor and begin to loose that weight. Coffee will not cure you even if it may help.

Some figures from Dr. Rodrigues

Every 24 hours in the Western Hemisphere
4000 new cases diagnose
1000 people die of diabetes related complications
300 people have diabetes related amputation
200 people with diabetes progress to end stage renal disease
85 people with diabetes become blind
35% of Diabetic Males get erectile dysfunction

Prevalence of type 2 diabetes is 3 times higher than non-hispanic whites
Estimated that out of 30 million Mexican Americans, 10% are diabetic
Mex-american obese children have greater number of risk factors for diabetes
Increased prevalence of retinopathy, nephrophathy, cerebral and peripheral vascular disease in Mexican Americans

Starr county, Southern Texas
98% of the community is mex-amer
Poorest county in nation
59% children live below poverty line
Fast food available and cheap
By the time children
are 4 years old, 24% are overweight or obese
in kindergarten, 28 percent are overweight or obese
by elementary school, 50% of boys are overweight or obese, 35% of the girls
Children are typically 30-40 pounds overweight by high school, many never been to a doctor
Half of the adults are diabetic
earless1, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I am sipping on a cup of Joe as i read these comments. hey but look at the bright side I'm awake.
jerryn, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Hey.. Diabetes isn't only influenced by economics and lifestyle. Genetics are involved too. My grandfather had typeII, my mom was diagnosed with
type II at age 40, and I've been hustling to get my glucose down since it's in the Gray area. So that means eating low carb and trying to do a heavy workout.
And drink lots of water. I'm talking 6 litres of spring water through the work day. And I test my glucose to see where it is. I've found pasta and most breads to
be baaaadd news for me. I'll spike from that, but italian and wheat bread are ok. When I get home from work my blood is at 126, no too bad. but I have
spiked over 200 a few times. My Dr. said coffe is bad since it increases insulin resistance. I've done research on the net regarding insulin resistance and it's been noted that a lack of chromium and zinc can cause this. the body does not easily absorb these elements well. So I've been taking 1000mg of chromium picolinate and 500mg of zinc suplpliments /day. My goal is to reduce the spikes that hit 200. That means NO pasta, Low carbs. It doesn't mean boring though. I cook cajun tuna, cajun ribeye, cajun poterhouse, cajun shrimp , brocolli, cauliflower, peppers, no potatoes though.

So... Instead of saying the Mexi-americans diabetic problem is related to economic status, I'd say it the diet. It's tacos, burritos, echillates.... lots of rice
(carbs carbs carbs). I'm French, Italian, and Pourtugeese. So, Italians eat a lot of bread and pasta. yea... I 've been known to eat fettuciini pescatore, shrimp scampi, pourtugeese fried beef, eggs, & potatoes, ahh,, and my mother -in- laws sweet rice. it's all carbs carbs carbs.
I think with the gentic disposition + the diet it all lead to my pre type ii condition. I may be able to stop it before I'm constantly over 240 and need meds
for the rest of my life + diet. Or.. hopefully I can get this under control with a ultra low carb diet.

I think what we need to do is research how coffee effects the metabolic system. After all it is an alkoloid. The fact that lukemia and stomach cancer was mentioned is pretty scary. I bet the problem was either with the water or pesticide based.
Eltrkbrd, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Just three words - caffeine induced psychosis...
dissurmom, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0Starbucks Bold coffee is awesome... I get one every day of the year. Only $185 for a medium (grande) too!

Any other coffee I've ever had has been weak and tasted like cat *****.
- laterallateral, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Well that's either your fault for never having tried any alternatives
  or it's because you've been trapped inside a I-Hop that is entirely contained
  by a Starbucks and have only recently managed to exit the I-Hop.
  Trust me, there's better coffee out there than Starbucks and the world is your oyster.
r3bol, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I noticed the story had a picture of coffee AND milk. I heard that some molecules in milk bind to the good stuff in tea, blocking the beneficial effects. Would this count for coffee too? If someones knows what I'm talking about please clarify for me.
Nedlog23, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0I need TP for my bunghole !
- Maceebe, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0Are you a dumbass?
- MadMaxx426, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I don't think this generation of Diggers is familiar with the complexities of Beavis and Butthead.
- Nedlog23, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Kids . . . . Maceebe, that was clearly a reference to the episode of Beavis and Butthead where Beavis took some of Granny's "no doze" type uppers and ran around ranting he was "Cornholio". He also downed several cups of coffee and other caffeinated beverages in his quest to find TP for his bunghole.
  Instant classic!
  
  Madmaxx426 . . . thanks for getting my back.
  
  What's the average DIGG user's age anyway?
hfilby, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Sorry - the claim that coffee is good for Type 2 Diabetics is false (and dangerous).
Years of research from the University of Guelph contradict the idea:
http://www.uoguelph.ca/research/news/articles/2004/October/caffeine.shtml
http://www.uoguelph.ca/research/news/articles/2006/September/kick_caffeine_not_coffee.shtml
funkspiel, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Now if people would just drink real coffee and cut out all that foo foo *****.
MadMaxx426, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Meh, it's all the same thing over and over. One study shows something to be healthy, later on we go "...oops".

Once upon a time, cocaine was an easy pick-me-up, and menthol cigarettes "cooled the throat". Doctor approved!
tackle, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1There is a reason why, when you go to Cardiologists or Pulmunologists, they ask you how many cups of coffee you drink everyday along with "do you smoke?". Clearly, the "bad" outweighs the "good". I'm sorry to rain on your parade. It is sad, but true.
Codename, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Well I drink 43 cups a day? With a side of 10 Red Bulls. Is that healthy?
- DiggFight, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2No, you needs some balance. Up it to at least 20 Red Bulls per day.
digency, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I am Canadian and most Canadians are addicted to Tim Hortons coffee, infact I'm drinking a double double right now.
- CalipsoII, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3LOL, dugg up for the truth. Fastest way to incite panic in Canada - close every Tim Hortons for a day or two.
  
  /rolls up the rim to lose
vanrow, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I think coffee is like anything else - it cannot be across-the-board good or bad for everybody, I think for some people it is good, and for some people it is bad.
Everyone metabolizes caffeine at a different rate - some people tend to store caffeine in their tissues, and that can be bad.
I love coffee, but I was forced to quit on doctor's orders because it was messing up my adrenal glands. Withdrawal is hell, too. I notice any time I do indulge and start drinking coffee again, symptoms return and also I start putting on weight again. Maybe it's just me.

Anyways, coffee can mess with your adrenal hormones, and it can cause other problems, for some people. Also my father always used to say, that people who drink coffee all their lives tend to age more - if you compare my parents (who never drink any caffeine) to other adults in their fifties, you would find my folks look ten years younger than other people the same age, but who drink coffee. Of course this is only anecdotal evidence, but hey.
If you worry about premature aging, then maybe cut the coffee.
LazerPotatoe, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Further Reading:

Genes Determine Coffee Heart Attack Risk:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4785510.stm

People share their allergy symptoms in the comments on this article:
http://www.energyfiend.com/2005/09/yes-you-can-be-allergic-to-caffeine

Medical Info about Caffeine allergy:
http://www.doctoryourself.com/caffeine_allergy.html

The Canadian perspective and statistics:
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1084908682911_80317882
vanrow, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Oh yeah, also coffee causes wild blood sugar swings, so I don't know how that would be good for staving off diabetes. Also coffee is one of the heavily sprayed crops out there - full of pesticide, unless you buy organic. Most of the filter coffee out there is garbage.
MisterSam, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1hmm, coffee may has slight benefits, but the disadvantages far outweigh them.

Given that its a stimulant it increases your heart rate. It used to give me heart palpitations. When I stopped drinking it, my heart rate on average seemed to be much more stable/slow (ie better).

http://www.google.com/search?q=coffee+heart+problems&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
- Lnomis, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Ok, my reasoning myght be kind of crappy here, but excersise -> speeded up heart rate, and that's good for you.
  Wouldn't temporarily speeding it up just make it stronger?
  
  I suppose it might mess your blood pressure about...
autoblog, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Coffee art http://garantat.net/coffee.htm !
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