Re: Coffee????

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I advise against drinking coffee. It is highly acidic and contains

caffeine.

http://profiles.yahoo.com/dudley_delany

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and ,

You may want to do some reading of the current research on coffee.

I gave it up too for years, but I'm drinking it again now. It's now

been shown to be very good for diabetics and those with liver

disease and has many other qualities that had been previously

missed. The idea that it strips the minerals from the body has also

been challenged. Coffee, (caffeinated), is turning out to be

somewhat of a 'hero' similar to green tea and cocoa in some ways.)

Below are three abstracts from 2006, just as examples.

Carol

Coffee and health: a review of recent human research.

Higdon JV, Frei B.

Linus ing Institute, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR,

97331.

Coffee is a complex mixture of chemicals that provides significant

amounts of chlorogenic acid and caffeine. Unfiltered coffee is a

significant source of cafestol and kahweol, which are diterpenes

that have been implicated in the cholesterol-raising effects of

coffee. The results of epidemiological research suggest that coffee

consumption may help prevent several chronic diseases, including

type 2 diabetes mellitus, Parkinson's disease and liver disease

(cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma). Most prospective cohort

studies have not found coffee consumption to be associated with

significantly increased cardiovascular disease risk. However, coffee

consumption is associated with increases in several cardiovascular

disease risk factors, including blood pressure and plasma

homocysteine. At present, there is little evidence that coffee

consumption increases the risk of cancer. For adults consuming

moderate amounts of coffee (3-4 cups/d providing 300-400 mg/d of

caffeine), there is little evidence of health risks and some

evidence of health benefits. However, some groups, including people

with hypertension, children, adolescents, and the elderly, may be

more vulnerable to the adverse effects of caffeine. In addition,

currently available evidence suggests that it may be prudent for

pregnant women to limit coffee consumption to 3 cups/d providing no

more than 300 mg/d of caffeine to exclude any increased probability

of spontaneous abortion or impaired fetal growth.

PMID: 16507475 [PubMed - in process]

Coffee: good, bad, or just fun? A critical review of coffee's

effects on liver enzymes.

Homan DJ, Mobarhan S.

Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Loyola

University Medical Center, Maywood, IL 60153, USA.

Coffee consumption is a regular part of daily life throughout the

world. Research into the effects of coffee on human health is

ongoing, but a recent study suggests that coffee and caffeine

consumption can reduce the risk of elevated alanine aminotransferase

activity in individuals at high risk for liver disease. This review

will analyze the results of that study in light of the current

literature.

PMID: 16491669 [PubMed - in process]

Effects of coffee consumption on glucose tolerance, serum glucose

and insulin levels--a cross-sectional analysis.

Bidel S, Hu G, Sundvall J, Kaprio J, Tuomilehto J.

Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Public

Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland. siamak.bidel@...

OBJECTIVE: Coffee has several metabolic effects that could reduce

the risk of type 2 diabetes. Our objective was to examine the

effects of coffee consumption on glucose tolerance, glucose and

insulin levels. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: A subsample of subjects

aged 45 to 64 years in 1987 and in 1992 from the population-based

FINRISK study (12,287 individuals) was invited to receive the

standard oral glucose tolerance test at baseline. Plasma samples

were taken after an overnight fast, and a two-hour oral glucose

tolerance test was administered. Fasting and two-hour plasma glucose

and insulin were measured in 2434 subjects with data on coffee use

and potential confounders. RESULTS: After adjustment for potential

confounding factors (age, body mass index, systolic blood pressure,

occupational, commuting and leisure time physical activity, alcohol

and tea drinking, smoking), coffee consumption was significantly and

inversely associated with fasting glucose, two-hour plasma glucose,

and fasting insulin in both men and women. Coffee consumption was

significantly and inversely associated with impaired fasting

glucose, impaired glucose regulation, and hyperinsulinemia among

both men and women and with isolated impaired glucose tolerance

among women. CONCLUSIONS: In this cross-sectional analysis, coffee

showed positive effects on several glycemia markers.

PMID: 16477539 [PubMed - in process]

Carol

>

> Hi ,

>

> Regular coffee can strip minerals out of your system which is not

good

> and what you put in it like sugar would also be bad. I gave up

coffee

> completely for a long time but now I do drink organic decaf. The

coffee

> crops are heavily sprayed with pesticides and so organic if you

are

> going to drink it would be best. I told this story on another

forum, but

> I had accidentally started to drink a friends of mine coffee the

other

> day. I just thought it was mine, which was decaf. Got about 4 or 5

sips

> and then realized it was hers. She had asked for 4 shots from

Starbucks.

> Well that is VERY strong coffee. I guess because I no longer drink

> caffaeine I must be sensitive and boy did I have a reaction. My

heart

> started racing and continued racing for about 4 hours. Then I was

> talking really fast because I was so hyped up, I must have sucked

in a

> bunch of air cause later my stomach had so much air and it hurt

bad.

> Then the next morning I had leg cramps in my calves which I used

to have

> all the time but never do now, so I figured that little bit of

coffee

> and taken out the minerals I needed for that day. All in all it

was

> interesting to see how my body acted to something that I used to

have

> all the time.

>

> As far as value, coffee can stimulated bowels for people, and does

have

> antioxidants in it.

>

> Vaccaro wrote:

>

> > Is Coffee a No No for us Ms'ers? I've heard contradicting

information

> > in regards to coffee.

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> >

>