Scientists say more coffee might be good for you

[LuckyTheDog]

If you want another coffee refill, go ahead and have it.

According to a new study led by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) scientists, drinking an extra cup or more of coffee every day might have significant health benefits.

Researchers found that people who increased their coffee consumption by that much over a four-year period had an 11 percent lower risk for type 2 diabetes compared with those who made no changes in coffee intake. Those who lowered their coffee consumption by more than one cup per day had a 17 percent higher risk of diabetes.

For the purposes of the study, a cup of coffee was defined as eight ounces, black, or with a small amount of milk and/or sugar. The effect was the same whether the subjects drank the caffeinated or decaffeinated java.

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[Avalux]

1. I'll stop drinking my beloved espresso when I'm dead.

I'm glad this evidence shows my habit may actually be really good for me!

[Major Nikon]

31. Coffee Porn

[Avalux]

33. Ahhhh.....

I'll take one of those! No sugar though.

[pinboy3niner]

2. I love science!

[Boom Sound 416]

12. Bright eyed and bushy tailed as usual, I see

[pinboy3niner]

14. What can I say? Coffee brings out the animal in me.

[Skidmore]

3. I'm sure that adding chocolate to my coffee only

amplifies the health benefits. I'm a diehard mocha with breakfast kind of woman.

[DJ13]

4. Wheee!

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[Vattel]

5. Wow, no wonder Tweek doesn't have diabetes.

[hlthe2b]

6. Coffee prices may go up, given climate change, but I will HAVE to find a way to buy it--even more so

than chocolate.

Can't do without my "cuppa joe".

[awoke_in_2003]

21. Sell plasma. nt

[randome]

7. Doubt it.

Statistical studies like this never take every possible factor into consideration.

I drink coffee on weekends but it isn't 'good' for me. The only thing 'good' for the human body is water, maybe some OJ and milk.

Usually these type of studies are a biased way of rationalizing ingrown habits. Since most of us are incapable of eating and drinking solely for health, let's see if we can't find something positive to say.

And sure enough, they tend to find what they're looking for.
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[pinboy3niner]

8. I have just one thing to say to you, Debbie Downer...

[randome]

10. I know, I know, I deserve that.

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[haydukelives]

27. buzz kill

[randome]

42. Literally!

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[DesertDiamond]

9. I'd been planning to give up coffee for a long time and sometimes did it, but it's one of my main

simple pleasures in life, it's my #1 comfort food, and as long as it hasn't been proven to actually be severely debilitating or deadly, I'll never give it up!

[jtuck004]

11. I'm going to refill my coffee before I read this. 'Cause I think it's good news... n/t

[struggle4progress]

13. We should listen to the experts

[senseandsensibility]

15. Lol

Love it!

[pinboy3niner]

17. If you got bad news, you wanna kick them blues... Caffeine

When your day is done and you wanna run... Caffeine.

If your thing is gone and you wanna ride on... Caffeine.

Don't forget this fact, you can't get it back... Caffeine.

(With apologies to Clapton. )

[struggle4progress]

20. !

[KittyWampus]

16. much better, healthier ways to positively impact ones blood sugar than stressing ones kidneys

drinking coffee.

[BootinUp]

18. As much as I drink, I might live forever, lol. nt

[longship]

19. Something us Of Finn heritage have known for decades.

Coffee is second only to mother's milk.

My parents brewed fresh coffee when they watched the 11PM news during my entire life. Coffee is life.

Yummy!

[MannyGoldstein]

22. This is something like the 30th time a study has found the same thing.

Coffee (the caffeinated stuff) lowers diabetes risk and has a host of other good effects IIRC. Helps Parkinson's disease and dementia, lowers risk of liver and colon cancer, increases life expectancy, and other stuff.

Yay!

[pinboy3niner]

24. A British study a couple of years ago found coffee nearly as hydrating as water

Contrary to the popular perception of coffee as a major diuretic.

I upped my intake immediately.

[MannyGoldstein]

25. That's great news!

Now it's going in my bicycle water bottle!

[BootinUp]

28. lol nt

[Enthusiast]

40. I'm with you, Manny. Yay!

[NaturalHigh]

23. Good news for me.

That's like two things I do that are actually good for me.

[dem in texas]

26. Can't start my day without my coffee

Three cups black coffee, gotta have it

[JaneyVee]

29. YAY!

[hobbit709]

30. I am a caffeine-based lifeform.

[colsohlibgal]

32. I Was A Late Starter

I drank very little coffee till I read it seems to be a factor in lowering the risk for colon cancer. Now I drink several cups a day - I drink a lot of liquid a day period, stemming from having a bout with severe nephritis as a child and being told to do that.

[kentauros]

34. The study is meaningless to those of us that live by the phrase:

"Would you like a little coffee with your cream and sugar?"

I can't drink the stuff unless it has enough creamer and sugar to basically equal sweetened condensed milk. Just without the dairy. (I use almond milk creamer made in a 2:1 ratio of water to soaked almonds.) And not hot. Always over ice or blended to frozen-smoothie consistency.

[adirondacker]

35. My current favorite....Deans Beans Berkely Shark Bite...

http://www.deansbeans.com/coffee/SHARK.html

[deafskeptic]

36. I've become an iced coffee fiend.

It was because I don't own a car anymore and carrying bottles or boxes of diet Pepsi by bus or by taxi is a bit impractical for a wheel-chair user. I've always liked iced coffee. So now I make cold brewed iced coffee every other day.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

37. It's been part of my diet since I was 5.

I grew up on it, or tea, for breakfast as a kid. Sometimes we were short of food, but never coffee.

[Politicalboi]

38. I've never had a cup of coffee

I don't like the smell. I'm a Coca Cola fiend.

[spin]

39. Damn, I recently stopped drinking coffee and began drinking tea. ...

That may have been a waste of time.

I picked Lapsang Souchong as my favorite tea. It's a strong black tea with a smoky taste. Some describe it as tea for coffee lovers and "tea for Westerners" in China.

Maybe I'll just drink both coffee and tea. That should cover all the bases.

In passing I understand Winston Churchill enjoyed Lapsang Souchong with his ever present Cuban cigars.

[Enthusiast]

41. I love my morning coffee. It's a great way to start the day.

It's all downhill from there.

[Scuba]

43. I'm gonna live forever!

[thucythucy]

44. Too. Early. To. Read. This.

Must. Have. More. Coffee.

[Flying Squirrel]

45. "Might."

That's a strong, strong endorsement.



These studies keep popping up, most of them paid for by the caffeine industry.