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You actually would die without your coffee, research says
Aletelia ^ | May 5, 2017 | Calah Alexander |

Posted on 05/10/2017 3:22:09 PM PDT by NYer

But you have to drink it like you really mean it.

For years doctors have looked askance at us coffee drinkers, warning us about the dangers caffeine poses to our hearts, brains, and bowels. They implored us to quit coffee entirely or at least keep it to one cup a day. But did we listen? No. And what do we have to show for it?

Really, really good health.

Listen up, coffee drinkers. This is the day of our vindication. It turns out we were right all along — we actually would die without our coffee.

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Research the world over is confirming that drinking coffee keeps you alive … but it doesn’t work if you drink it in moderation. In fact, Harvard researchers found that low consumption of coffee is linked to deaths from heart-related illnesses. To get the health benefits of coffee, you have to drink it like you mean it.

Drinking three to five cups of coffee per day gives you a longer life, making you 15 percent less likely to die early, lowering your risk of dying from a heart attack or a stroke by 21 percent and slashing your risk for type 2 diabetes by 12 percent.

Three cups of Italian-style espresso per day cuts the risk of prostate cancer in half. And a study in the British Medical Journal found that coffee helps prevent clogging of the arteries.

When it comes to your brain, coffee does more than just help you feel alert. It has neuroprotective properties, and drinking it regularly can reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s — but to get the full 20 percent reduction, you have drink at least 3 cups per day.

Read more: 5 Longevity tips from the World’s Oldest Person

Drinking two to three cups of coffee per day is particularly beneficial for us women, as it cuts our risk of depression by 15 percent. It also lowers our risk of endometrial cancer by 22 percent.

But coffee’s benefits are not merely protective and preventative. A 2012 German study found that drinking coffee three times per day helped patients recover from bowel surgery faster. And the next time someone warns you that coffee will stain your teeth, don’t believe it. Brazilian scientists have found that coffee breaks down the bacteria that causes plaque, and can prevent or slow down tooth decay.

And for you moms out there, a study in my kitchen this morning found that two cups of coffee in rapid succession improved my happiness level by 100 percent. Pint-sized researchers confirmed that coffee “makes you so much more smiley, Mommy.”

So pull out the biggest mug you have and drink up, because coffee is almost certainly the only reason you’re still alive. Cheers!


TOPICS: Food; Health/Medicine; Science
KEYWORDS: caffeine; coffee; coffeehealth; coffeemedicinal; espresso
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1 posted on 05/10/2017 3:22:09 PM PDT by NYer
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To: NYer

I agree, and so would others.


2 posted on 05/10/2017 3:26:20 PM PDT by chris37 (Donald J. Trump, Tom Brady, The Patriots... American Destiny!)
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To: NYer

Coffee and eggs are alternately healthy and unhealthy every few years.


3 posted on 05/10/2017 3:27:19 PM PDT by ArcadeQuarters ("Immigration Reform" is ballot stuffing)
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To: NYer
Plus, you'll go further in life.
4 posted on 05/10/2017 3:31:05 PM PDT by Disambiguator (Keepin' it analog.)
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To: NYer

I used to drink 4 cups a day. If I was busy and didn’t have time to drink any I would just collapse. It wasn’t worth it. And the peeing, my god the peeing.


5 posted on 05/10/2017 3:32:52 PM PDT by BestPresidentEver
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To: BestPresidentEver

I can usually hold it down to 3 or 4 per day. Pots that is.


6 posted on 05/10/2017 3:35:05 PM PDT by exnavy (God save the republic.)
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To: NYer

I enjoy coffee and drink about 2 cups per day but it is grown in the tropics so I am concerned about pesticide residue which is then extracted by the hot water used in the brewing process.

But I drink in anyway, nobody lives forever.


7 posted on 05/10/2017 3:35:14 PM PDT by Kenny500c
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To: NYer

I could never stand coffee.


8 posted on 05/10/2017 3:35:16 PM PDT by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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To: exnavy

LOL, dad would drink from when he woke up ‘til about 4 in the afternoon. He had to drink at least 3 pots/day.


9 posted on 05/10/2017 3:37:35 PM PDT by mykroar (Congratulations President Trump)
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To: NYer

The wise Greeks put it this way: Moderation in all things. Excuse me while I have another beer.


10 posted on 05/10/2017 3:38:13 PM PDT by antidemoncrat
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To: wally_bert

I’m going to live forever.


11 posted on 05/10/2017 3:38:45 PM PDT by KC Burke (If all the world is a stage, I would like to request my lighting be adjusted.)
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To: NYer

That’s a awful lot of coffee. I’m wondering if this study is bunk.


12 posted on 05/10/2017 3:40:50 PM PDT by fwdude (Democrats have not been this angry since Republicans freed the slaves.)
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To: NYer

There used to be 3 major food groups: salt, fat and alcohol. Now I can add coffee.


13 posted on 05/10/2017 3:41:54 PM PDT by 867V309 (Lock Her Up)
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To: BestPresidentEver

Perhaps it’s the peeing that makes it so healthy.


14 posted on 05/10/2017 3:42:13 PM PDT by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
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To: wally_bert

Me too, but don’t tell anyone.


15 posted on 05/10/2017 3:43:04 PM PDT by Fungi (No tagline. Suggestions invited.)
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To: NYer

I’ll need a little more info on this.

What’s a “cup?” From the coffeemaker’s standpoint, it’s like 4 oz, hardly anything. Most people drink mugs, which are up to 8 oz. And then what strength to use?


16 posted on 05/10/2017 3:45:04 PM PDT by fwdude (Democrats have not been this angry since Republicans freed the slaves.)
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To: NYer

Glad to hear this. Perhaps coffee drinking will offset my smoking.


17 posted on 05/10/2017 3:45:59 PM PDT by Captain Compassion
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To: NYer

I didn’t enjoy coffee until about a year ago when I started cold brewing it. I hand grind it and let it steep in a french press overnight in the fridge. I drink it cold with heavy cream and nothing else. Delicious. I can take or leave the caffeine.


18 posted on 05/10/2017 3:46:08 PM PDT by Yardstick
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To: exnavy

lightweight


19 posted on 05/10/2017 3:46:49 PM PDT by thoughtomator
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To: NYer

Out of a ‘12 cup pot’, I get about 4 cups. So when one gets told to cut down on the number of cups per day, just get BIGGER cups.

It is true that one will die from drinking/not drinking coffee..

As proof, not one of the coffee drinkers in C Columbus’ crews are alive.


20 posted on 05/10/2017 3:47:33 PM PDT by xrmusn ((6/98)"Ask the experienced rather than the learned")
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