I don't know about you, but I am. One day I'll read a report on a coffee study that says coffee is bad for you. The next day I'll read a report that says coffee is good for you. One report will talk about the negative effects of caffeine. The next report will talk about the positive effects of caffeine. Are there really any coffee studies that provide a balanced view? Who pays for these studies? The latest study I read has a huge gaping hole in it.
The Morning Jolt
A report, published earlier this month, stated things that are obvious without stating what should be obvious.
Basically, the story reports that non-coffee drinkers become alert in the morning as quickly without coffee as coffee drinkers do with coffee. The study, as far as I can tell, doesn't take into consideration that not all non-coffee drinkers drink caffeine-free beverages in the morning. Some of them drink soda or hot tea, both of which contain caffeine. Of course, it doesn't seem to take decaffeinated coffee into consideration either.
What it leaves out, the big gaping hole, is the effect that coffee (with caffeine) has on people who don't drink coffee regularly. From my own experience with people like that, coffee has a stronger effect on them than any of the so called energy drinks.
It's Just Coffee
Regardless of any health benefits or lack thereof, most people I know drink coffee just because they like to drink coffee. It has nothing to do with being alert or getting a jolt from the caffeine in the morning.
It's not like regular coffee is man-made or anything, like soda and energy drinks. Coffee is made from the seeds of the coffee fruit, from the coffee plants, which are called coffee beans simply because they look like beans. Pure coffee grounds or pure instant coffee is made from ground up coffee beans (although you can eat chocolate-covered coffee beans at your own peril).
The only way that consuming coffee could be any more natural would be to eat the fruit as it comes from the plant. I hear they don't taste too good, but I've never tried one.
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Coffee like anything is good in moderation. Enjoy a cup or two a day and enjoy it for what its worth. It's the people who drink in non stop, like anything save water is going to hurt. Moderation is key.
All of these coffee studies seem to contradict another. Interesting.
I agree. I'm an avid coffee and tea drinker and also a former nurse. The reality is that anything can be proven to be bad for you if you do it too much. I too get tired of the spending of millions to find out something that common sense already told us.
Seems a bit on the silly side.
It's a bit ridiculous to cut something out because you believe its bad for you! perhaps smoking and things like this should most definetly not be your main habit, however if you enjoy coffee and tea and chocolate and pizzas eat them in moderation.
Too much of anything is bad for you!
Nice post! I've been wondering the same thing lately. It seems that there has been quite a lot of news about coffee research findings lately.
Last thing I read was that coffee prevents heart diseases, but not as much as tea. And you should drink coffee max. 4 cups a day otherwise the health benefits lower. There is also information about caffeine being good for your cognitive abilities (in moderation of course). Anyway I like coffee because it's good.
BTW. I've eaten roasted coffee beans. Yep, no good!