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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsWhat is the most recent findings about COFFEE?
I've read that it is the greatest thing you can consume in one study and "not so fast" in another.
I am addicted to it, in a way. I like it in every way possible and use all the different creamers for extra flavoring (Vanilla is my fave at the moment). I like coffee flavored things also like ice cream (which I pair sometimes with almond milk. I pair with chocolate but I'm careful on the chocolate.)
What's the latest findings on the benefits/problems with coffee?
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Are that I've still got a good supply of Illy espresso pods and about a half a can of Maxwell House half-caf.
Also, my cup is empty, so thank you to remind me to make some more findings.
hlthe2b
(101,730 posts)controlled hypertension and related elevated pressure conditions, including glaucoma.
That's for fully caffeinated coffee. Once you add cream, artificial creamers and sugar, you have to look at those factors separately. All things fine in moderation, I suspect....
CTyankee
(63,771 posts)I can't eat/drink much more or I feel uncomfortably full...
The flavors are wonderful mid day tho...
WhiteTara
(29,676 posts)Their sugar free uses inulin which adds sweetness without the sugar hit that is so bad. I loved their vanilla and am now going for hazelnut.
Polybius
(15,238 posts)The vast, vast majority of coffee drinkers drink one or two cups every day of their lives. There are also many who drink several cups daily, all throughout the day.
hlthe2b
(101,730 posts)problematic for most people--and in some studies actually beneficial-- as long as one does not have advanced heart disease or other chronic vascular issues for which caffeine can be problematic.
Polybius
(15,238 posts)But I won't get into a debate, the Lounge is lighthearted.
But anyway, I will share this. When I was younger worked in a diner as a waiter and then manager and I saw the crazy addiction level coffee brought. People just had to have their coffee in the morning. "Hi, may I get you something to drink?" I said. "COFFEE!!!" was usually the answer. They could not function without it, and once they got it, they became far more friendly. It's as if it were some sort of drug. It really rubbed me forever the wrong way on coffee.
I do occasional enjoy a Starbucks specialty coffee drink, but that's about three times a year at best.
hlthe2b
(101,730 posts)and those studies are consistent. Contradictory "studies" exist in almost any area or issue of a scientific or medical study. Just the fact they pop up from time to time is fairly meaningless if the overwhelming majority of well-conducted studies are consistent. It is a statistical truism that occasional results occur from chance alone.
I have known a few people that eschew coffee or any caffeine-containing products. My first long term relationship used to drink cereal-based caffeine free Postum (bleah!) and yeah, it is still around. Good for them, but as """"addictions""" go, coffee is not a particularly bad one to have. Although I can understand an aversion to coffee breath.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Is that Juan and his burro have found some more that is ready to pick...
Adsos Letter
(19,459 posts)What happened to the old guy?
msongs
(67,194 posts)jberryhill
(62,444 posts)He runs a chain of coffee shops throughout Latin America.
I was gobsmacked with nostalgia upon encountering a Juan Valdez cafe on a visit to Colombia some years ago, and now there is one in the Miami Airport:
I guess he needs to stay at the airport in case any beans turn ripe back on the plantation.
LeftInTX
(24,560 posts)There must be hundreds of them!
I wonder if he gets any training in coffee growing, in case anyone asks questions??
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)LeftInTX
(24,560 posts)jberryhill
(62,444 posts)As long as he can make it up as he goes along. Its not like the people asking questions know any better.
Its like asking Goofy at Disney World if he likes Alpo.
Adsos Letter
(19,459 posts)LeftInTX
(24,560 posts)Coffee is the new fountain of youth!!!
Real Colombian Coffee.......
LeftInTX
(24,560 posts)Of course I had to ask him how the coffee business was doing. The guy must have been about 25 years old! He's got years to live up to his name!
Major Nikon
(36,814 posts)jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Now that the government and the FARC have reached terms, Juan got paid to get rid of the coca plants and get back to coffee.
Every pound has 2000 hand-picked beans and a couple of grams of mule shit.
Major Nikon
(36,814 posts)So long as Americans demand cheaper coffee, Juan is going is struggle.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Uben
(7,719 posts)Seriously, I don't listen to anything they tell me not to do. I do what I want....always have, always will. I've made to 65 that way, I'm in better condition than most my age, take no prescription drugs at all, have no known health issues and I'm fit as a fiddle. I
drink 2-4 cups of coffee a day, smoke a pack and a half of cigs a day, smoke pot daily, eat fairly healthy but do not drink alcohol. I've outlived my dad, granddad, and great granddad. If I drop dead tomorrow...no regrets...I did it my way. Whatever is good today seems to be bad for you tomorrow, so who the hell you gonna believe?
It may be genes, maybe not, I don't know. Don't really care. We're only here a very brief time.
Floyd R. Turbo
(26,231 posts)CTyankee
(63,771 posts)Polly Hennessey
(6,747 posts)I put Coffee Mate Natural Bliss in mine (flavors: Natural, Vanilla, Caramel, or Hazelnut). I usually drink a cup in the morning. I always have a cup when dining out. Even with Mexican or Asian food and I only put half and half in. Most restaurants make fairly decent coffee. ☕️ Some Japanese restaurants do not serve coffee then I have green or jasmine tea.
CTyankee
(63,771 posts)The sweet stuff makes it almost like a dessert to me...
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Time to put the Skinny & Sweet next to the rat poison.
Polybius
(15,238 posts)Seeing how crazy addicting that it is and how people can't function without it just made me want to stop. Plenty of bad chemicals in it too.
Submariner
(12,485 posts)replaces the used pods yet?
It's so time consuming having to get up and go place a pod in the coffee maker, and then have to wait a minute before sitting down with my brew. Life is so hard...
CTyankee
(63,771 posts)What you have to go through
Nay
(12,051 posts)trof
(54,255 posts)Rub it on for a healthy looking tan.
evertonfc
(1,713 posts)one cup black pre workout and two more with a little cream/sugar afterward. From my cold dead hands..
Claritie Pixie
(2,199 posts)From a recent meta analysis of coffee studies:
"Moderate coffee consumption (e.g. 2-4 cups/day) was associated with reduced all-cause and cause-specific mortality..."
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/31055709/
CTyankee
(63,771 posts)zanana1
(6,085 posts)Who was the first person to realize that if he/she picked this bean, let it age, then roasted it and poured water over it, it would be a good drink? (I have so many questions about this). When did man know it could taste good?
CTyankee
(63,771 posts)zanana1
(6,085 posts)cwydro
(51,308 posts)Strong as possible and black all the way.
I only drink tea the rest of the day, but coffee always in the morning.