Hello Mrfrog,
Thank you for your question.
First, the bad news about coffee:
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"A study by researchers at Duke University Medical Center shows that
caffeine taken in the morning has effects on the body that persist
until bedtime and amplifies stress consistently throughout the day.
These results show for the first time that the effects of caffeine
last considerably longer than originally thought, said the scientists,
and that caffeine exaggerates stress in people who consume it every
day."
http://www.painstudy.com/PainDrugs/p28.htm
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"Drinking coffee has potentially harmful effects on blood vessels,
according to new research. Australian researchers presented data
linking caffeine consumption with alterations in the aorta, the main
artery supplying blood to the body."
http://www.mercola.com/2000/sept/17/coffee_blood_vessels.htm
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"Studies have shown that caffeine elevates both blood pressure (BP)
and heart rate, which may come as no surprise to coffee drinkers
familiar with the lift that the beverage delivers. The investigators
found that caffeine raised average blood pressure by about 4 points,
and pushed average heart rate up by about 3 beats per minute."
http://www.mercola.com/1998/archive/caffeine_elevates_heart_rate.htm
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"A recent study conducted by the American Medical Association said
women can safely consume about 300 milligrams of caffeine daily, which
is equivalent to about eight cans of Coke. The study also found that
if a woman's daily intake exceeds 300 milligrams, it could result in
fertility problems, a higher risk of developing osteoporosis and
breast tenderness."
http://www.inform.umd.edu/News/Diamondback/archives/2002/12/03/news3.html
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"Coffee is the second most heavily pesticide sprayed crop in the
world. The use of intensive agrochemicals in coffee production results
in serious health and ecological problems...Furthermore, certain toxic
chemicals banned in North America, including DDT and malathion,
continue to be used in many coffee growing countries."
http://www.merchantsofgreencoffee.com/peopleandtheplanet.html
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This report contains a lot of factual information on the harmful
effects of coffee
http://www.pcez.com/~keithp/caffeine%20article%20(larger).doc
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And now the good news:
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French researchers reported in a 1999 study to the American Chemical
Society that caffeine has no affect on the area of the brain involved
with addiction at doses of one to three cups of coffee per day
And NBC reports that some studies have shown coffee associated with
the reduction of colon cancer and bladder cancer because of the
phenols it contains.
For asthma and allergy attack suffers, a cup of coffee can quell the
attack if there are no medications around.
Drinking coffee with caffeine increases metabolism.
After a 10 year study by the University of Bristol, researchers
discovered that a cup of coffee can help in the performance of tasks
requiring sustained attention. It further helped enhance a person's
ability to perform these tasks during low alertness situations such as
after lunch, at night or when a person has a cold.
http://www.bella-caffe.com/Benefits_of_Coffee.htm
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VUMC [Vanderbilt University Medical Center] was awarded $6 million
over three years to create the Institute within the Vanderbilt
Addiction Center. It is the first research institute in the world
established to study the possible health benefits of coffee.
Martin said that although many people have worried that drinking
coffee is bad for you, the latest scientific evidence indicates that
drinking coffee in moderation (2 to 4 cups per day) might in fact
offer some health benefits.
“Large scale population studies over the last half-century have
carefully documented the health benefits of coffee consumption,”
Martin said. “In fact, recent epidemiologic studies, independently
replicated, show that coffee has protective effects for suicide, liver
cirrhosis, colorectal cancer, Parkinson’s disease and heart disease
mortality.”
http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/reporter/?ID=1487
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"According to a spate of such recent studies moderate coffee drinking
may lower the risk of colon cancer by about 25%, gallstones by 45%,
cirrhosis of the liver by 80%, and Parkinson's disease by 50% to as
much as 80%. Other benefits include 25% reduction in onset of attacks
among asthma sufferers and, at least among a large group of female
nurses tracked over many years, fewer suicides.
In addition, some studies have indicated that coffee contains four
times the amount of cancer-fighting anti-oxidants as green tea."
http://www.coffeereview.com/reference.cfm?ID=122
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"There is increasing scientific evidence to show that coffee may
provide significant protection against the development of liver
disease.
In a presentation at the International Coffee Organization-sponsored
Positively Coffee meeting at the Tea and Coffee Symposium, held in
Rome earlier this month, Professor Amleto D’Amicis, Head of the
Nutrition Information Unit at Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca per gli
Alimenti e la Nutrizione (INRAN), in Rome, highlighted how coffee
drinking specifically may be protective against:
§ Cirrhosis of the liver (a disease causing progressive damage and
scarring of the liver tissue and function).
§ Gallbladder disease - by reducing the risk of gallstone formation.
§ An increase of liver enzyme activity. A high liver enzyme activity
is a recognized indicator that there has been deterioration in the
functioning of liver cells and possible development of disease in the
liver."
http://www.ncausa.org/public/pages/headlinedetails.cfm?id=125&returnto=1
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Health benefits of coffee and:
* Antioxidants
* Anxiety Sensitivity
* Asthma
* Athletic Performance
* Cirrhosis of the Liver
* Colon Cancer
* Depression
* Gallstone Disease
* Heart Disease
* Kidney Stones
* The Nervous System
* Weight Loss
* Other Research
http://www.thanksgivingcoffee.com/perfectcup/health.html
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I hope this information has "bean" useful!
regards,
jackburton-ga
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