Comments on: Mmmmm, coffee

Mmmmm, coffee

grateful — Tue, 16 Nov 2004 13:51:27 -0800

Coffee is Good, Good, Good. Coffee is Bad, Bad, Bad. Seems like the experts just don't know if our most common addiction is, well, good for us, or bad for us.

By: jpoulos

jpoulos — Tue, 16 Nov 2004 13:55:43 -0800

Why can't it be both?

By: soyjoy

soyjoy — Tue, 16 Nov 2004 14:03:36 -0800

Because in addition to all that, coffee makes it harder to think clearly.

By: grateful

grateful — Tue, 16 Nov 2004 14:07:00 -0800

It also improves mental performance.

By: Grod

Grod — Tue, 16 Nov 2004 15:03:29 -0800

I wonder if my 4 espresso shot breakfast is good or bad (aprox. 800 mg in 4 tasty gulps) I try to keep my overall daily intake of the wonder drug below 2 grams. Most days I succeed.

By: groundhog

groundhog — Tue, 16 Nov 2004 15:54:03 -0800

I'd say the benefits outweigh the risks. And the grounds are an excellent source of fiber!

By: DevilsAdvocate

DevilsAdvocate — Tue, 16 Nov 2004 16:13:09 -0800

Perhaps the problem is with the press and the average idiot who insist on concluding either "coffee is good" or "coffee is bad" from every single study done on coffee, when the experts know that what is likely to be concluded from a study is "coffee has [specific beneficial effect|specific deleterious effect|no statistically significant effect] (potentially in addition to other beneficial or deleterious effects which this study was not intended to measure) for [given subset of the population] when drunk in [given amount] over [given length of time]."

By: alumshubby

alumshubby — Tue, 16 Nov 2004 16:37:09 -0800

If it was really, really good, it'd be a target in the War on (some) Drugs^TM.

By: drinkcoffee

drinkcoffee — Tue, 16 Nov 2004 17:28:15 -0800

By: soyjoy

soyjoy — Tue, 16 Nov 2004 17:45:44 -0800

Ah, so that's what it means when someone posts a period: "drink coffee." Can someone add that to the FAQ? And DevilsAdvocate, what you say is all true, but it gets a little more interesting, if no less true, when we substitute in the word "nicotine."

By: ikkyu2

ikkyu2 — Tue, 16 Nov 2004 18:27:21 -0800

Honi soit qui mal y pense!

By: five fresh fish

five fresh fish — Tue, 16 Nov 2004 18:33:29 -0800

On what grounds do they make their claim? For me it's Kicking Horse. Organic, fair-trade, and it seems to be a pretty high quality.

By: rushmc

rushmc — Tue, 16 Nov 2004 19:18:13 -0800

Do people still drink coffee??

By: kamylyon

kamylyon — Tue, 16 Nov 2004 20:36:19 -0800

Do people still drink coffee?? Only really good coffee (and no that doesn't include Starbucks, for me)

By: dabitch

dabitch — Tue, 16 Nov 2004 21:27:23 -0800

drink? *looks at IV*.. Oh.

By: Eekacat

Eekacat — Tue, 16 Nov 2004 23:03:52 -0800

Coffee is my drug of choice. I spent way too much money on a Rancillio Silvia espresso maker, upgraded it with temperature control, and I have a nice grinder, but I want more! I am an addict of the coffee. It's not just the caffiene either, because all those other caffienated beverages just don't do it for me.

By: Scoo

Scoo — Tue, 16 Nov 2004 23:23:52 -0800

I switched to Earl Grey a few months back and my stomach has been MUCH happier than it's been in a long time.

By: jmd82

jmd82 — Tue, 16 Nov 2004 23:32:27 -0800

I sadly actually like real coffee now. I used to be able to only drink Starbuck's fru-fru coffee, or coffee with half black and half cream. Then, about a week ago, I had some WONDERFUL black coffee with wayyyy below my normal amount of cream and I....actually LOVED it. Now, I feel like I'm getting addicted to the durn stuff, and not just because of caffeine but I also enjoy drinking it. Damn you, coffee and you methods of addiction!

By: kreinsch

kreinsch — Wed, 17 Nov 2004 04:33:21 -0800

I haven't had the nerve to read this book yet, but it seems relevant to the discussion: The Caffeine Advantage: How to Sharpen Your Mind, Improve Your Physical Performance, and Achieve Your Goals--the Healthy Way. I think it is serious, rather than a joke...

By: adampsyche

adampsyche — Wed, 17 Nov 2004 05:08:40 -0800

I don't think that I am aware of a single individual personally who does not drink coffee.

By: Beansidhe

Beansidhe — Wed, 17 Nov 2004 05:40:34 -0800

Point: Always check and see who funded the research.

By: rushmc

rushmc — Wed, 17 Nov 2004 10:17:28 -0800

Sounds kinda scary to me, adampsyche...

By: kamylyon

kamylyon — Wed, 17 Nov 2004 10:21:28 -0800

Then, about a week ago, I had some WONDERFUL black coffee with wayyyy below my normal amount of cream If it has cream in it, no matter the amount, it's not black coffee...