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- Flawed77, on 10/12/2007, -1/+50I grew up on stories that drinking coffee would make me a midget...
Think of all the years of coffee drinking I lost! - Tenlow, on 10/12/2007, -0/+35There's a difference between a caffeine addiction and coffee.
- ttfadia, on 10/12/2007, -1/+30Finals week for me, so if this ***** wards of cancer, I'm pretty much immune.
- 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?
- 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/+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 cocktail with a computer on my lap and a cell phone strapped to my ear. I'm guaranteed to either die or become immortal.
- ttfadia, on 10/12/2007, -0/+16...therefore the study with hundreds of data points is invalidated.
- isthisthingon, on 10/12/2007, -2/+15If 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.
- 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... - 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. - 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. - isthisthingon, on 10/12/2007, -1/+11or alternatively you could all just keep mindlessly digging
sigh - 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.
- 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. - fusionring, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9Like I *need* another reason to drink more coffee!
Bring on the Joe! - dhelmet78, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Time to buy some Dunkin stock.
- 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. - 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,
- 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'. - knugen, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Then why?
- 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? - 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. :)
- 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... - 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.
- 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 - bmartin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Good luck with your exams. I hope the coffee holds up for you.
- 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. - inactive, 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. - 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
- APHughes, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3real men take their coffee straight black
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. - 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. - 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...
- 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. - 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. :)
- kolobcreek, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Your too cute to drink coffee, alcohol or smoke.
Yes it these things give you lines, wrinkles, and makes you ugly. People think they can put all this crap into their bodies and it doesn't effect them. So if you want to look and feel younger stop drinking 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.
- 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! - 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. - 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 - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -4/+6My dad drank 2 cups of coffee daily his whole life, but it didn't prevent mature onset diabetes.
- 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... - JeffreyAtW, on 10/12/2007, -4/+6Agreed. Coffee is extremely difficult for me to digest.
- 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.
- dhVyse, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2For most people, its the creamer that ownz your digestion. Try milk or black coffee.
- 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. - DiggFight, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2No, you needs some balance. Up it to at least 20 Red Bulls per day.
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