Re: Re: coffee delivers more health benefits than fruit and veg

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What I understand this study is saying is: American have such lousy diets that they get more anti-oxidants they get is from their cups of coffee than from anything else in their diets, IMO it doesn't really tell me to rush into drinking 10 cups of coffe per day. Their are other (better?) ways of getting one's anti-oxidants, but it's kind of a bit reassuring for people who don't eat vegetables but who drink coffee.

Nelly

[infections] Re: coffee delivers more health benefits than fruit and veg

The study was conducted by Dr. Joe A. Vinson, from the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania and presented yesterday at the 230th national meeting of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society. http://acswebapplications.acs.org/applications/ccs/application/index.cfm?PressReleaseID=2532 & categoryid=31

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Amen!

[infections] Re: coffee delivers more health benefits than fruit and veg

I don't know, a diet of beer, red wine, chocolate and coffee sounds pretty good to me.I'm sick of people preaching about what's nutritionally healthy and what's not when it changes every day anyway. Soy is good. Soy is bad. Chocolates' bad, chocolate's good. Fat's bad, fat's good. Dairy's good, dairy's bad. Wheat's good, wheat's bad. Carbs are good, carbs are bad, carbs are good... People should just stop preaching and practice moderation. penny

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I agree, Penny. Also think what is good for one person is not good for others just like antibiotics. I know which food affect me adversely so it is my fault if I eat them. I didn't mean to make light of the study-I was in some kind of a mood and like you after a while don't know what to believe. I did realize when I read it that it was also linked to consumption. Holistic Drs have been telling me forever that coffee is bad and most of the FM diets list is as a no no. With that in mind I quit coffee (again) and went to tea. I quit the coffee because it was making causing tachacardia. Also because a Doc told me to quit it cause I have fibrocystic breasts. The tachacardia settled down with adjustments in asthma meds and thyroid meds. About a week ago I had a cup of coffee and realized it made me feel more alert. So I have added coffee back into my diet but limiting to 1cup (mug) in the morning. Also I wait for a couple of hours after I have taken my

morning thyroid med.I heard a Dr. speak on CFS some time ago. In the q & a part of the lecture someone asked about coffee. She said that some studies show that one cup (I think is was 250mg) is found to make the brain more alert but that is the threshold and it doesn't benefit much after that.

Marie

penny <pennyhoule@...> wrote:

I don't know, a diet of beer, red wine, chocolate and coffee sounds pretty good to me.I'm sick of people preaching about what's nutritionally healthy and what's not when it changes every day anyway. Soy is good. Soy is bad. Chocolates' bad, chocolate's good. Fat's bad, fat's good. Dairy's good, dairy's bad. Wheat's good, wheat's bad. Carbs are good, carbs are bad, carbs are good... People should just stop preaching and practice moderation. penny

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Ah, those were the days.

Mariepenny <pennyhoule@...> wrote:

I don't know, a diet of beer, red wine, chocolate and coffee sounds pretty good to me.I'm sick of people preaching about what's nutritionally healthy and what's not when it changes every day anyway. Soy is good. Soy is bad. Chocolates' bad, chocolate's good. Fat's bad, fat's good. Dairy's good, dairy's bad. Wheat's good, wheat's bad. Carbs are good, carbs are bad, carbs are good... People should just stop preaching and practice moderation. penny__________________________________________________

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Thumbs up for coffee. Another thing, coffee is good if you are having an asthma episode.

Mariepenny <pennyhoule@...> wrote:

I hear ya. I actually quit coffee for 7 years. Actually, I quit caffeine. But then, when I was at a really low point energy wise, maybe a year or so ago, I had a cup of the real stuff, and that was it, back on the joe. :-) I only do one large cup a day though, not like the old days, before I knew I was actually ill, when I was drinking a pot a day just to stay functional. BAck then, that much coffee DID give me palps, and insomnia, and didn't help the IBS either. But recently, that one cup a day really helped give me a boost, and now that I'm so much better, I'm just enjoying it. also sent me a bunch of studies showing caffeine's anti-inflammatory properties, so I'm no longer feeling guilty about my coffee consumption. And also enjoying the fact that all those people who've been giving me such a hard time about coffee, are now

going to have to possibly eat their words. :-)pennyp.s. If anyone needs a technique for switching to decaf, I've got a great, easy method. :-)> I agree, Penny. Also think what is good for one person is not good for others just like antibiotics. I know which food affect me adversely so it is my fault if I eat them. I didn't mean to make light of the study-I was in some kind of a mood and like you after a while don't know what to believe. I did realize when I read it that it was also linked to consumption. Holistic Drs have been telling me forever that coffee is bad and most of the FM diets list is as a no no. With that in mind I quit coffee (again) and went to tea. I quit the coffee because it was making causing tachacardia. Also because a Doc told me to quit it cause I have fibrocystic breasts. The

tachacardia settled down with adjustments in asthma meds and thyroid meds. About a week ago I had a cup of coffee and realized it made me feel more alert. So I have added coffee back into my diet but limiting to 1cup (mug) in the morning. Also I wait for a couple of hours after I have taken my morning thyroid med.I heard a Dr.> speak on CFS some time ago. In the q & a part of the lecture someone asked about coffee. She said that some studies show that one cup (I think is was 250mg) is found to make the brain more alert but that is the threshold and it doesn't benefit much after that. > Marie> > __________________________________________________