Posted on 02/23/2015 3:08:05 PM PST by SeekAndFind
When the nation's top nutrition panel released its latest dietary recommendations on Thursday, the group did something it had never done before: weigh in on whether people should be drinking coffee. What it had to say is pretty surprising.
Not only can people stop worrying about whether drinking coffee is bad for them, according to the panel, they might even want to consider drinking a bit more.
The panel cited minimal health risks associated with drinking between three and five cups per day. It also said that consuming as many as five cups of coffee each day (400 mg) is tied to several health benefits, including a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.
"We saw that coffee has a lot of health benefits," said Miriam Nelson, a professor at Tufts University and one of the committee’s members. "Specifically when you're drinking more than a couple cups per day."
That's great news if you're already drinking between three and five cups each day, which Nelson and the rest of the panel consider a "moderate" level of consumption. But you know what? You probably aren't, because people in this country actually tend to consume a lot less than that. On average, Americans only drink about one cup of coffee per day, according to data collected by the United States Department of Agriculture. Even when Americans drank the most coffee they ever have, back in 1946, they still only drank two cups a day on average.
Interestingly enough, it isn't just people in the United States who drink less-than-moderate amounts of joe each day. No country in the world downs more than 3 cups each day per capita,
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If it didn’t taste like battery acid despite dumping cream and sugar in it, I would. Usually love the aroma of brewing coffee.
time for a cup!
Is the key caffeine? Or is there something else?
I drink coffee every weekday. If I didn't have it, I'd go into convulsions like a meth addict.
but but ,I thought they said 2 cups a day was 1 too many
I think moderate amounts of coffee is good for you. I’m a bit surprised to see them recommending five cups, but three is certainly reasonable, after breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
And, come to think of it, I drink it from a small mug, so three mugs is probably about five cups, anyway.
It's for the children.
Never tried it. Never will.
FNC Sunday morning .. is a program called “Sunday Housecall” with 2 fairly famous doctors. They have been talking about the coffee (at least 4 cups daily); black, no sugar or cream, for probably a year; or close to it.
So, I was surprised to hear Rush talk about this “new” thing .. we’re supposed to drink coffee.
Weird ..!!!!
However, I have a 5-cup coffee pot and I drink it every morning.
Good, more for me.
I only wish I had a pot big enough in the morning.
I make and drink one 10 oz cup of coffee (Kerig) each morning.
When we use the old coffee maker, my wife makes 3 or 4 cups and drinks a total of 1
I am not sure which one is the least expensive.
I’ve tried it off and on over the years dumping stuff in it. Still bitter to me.
It’s fun to watch the addicts before their morning cup of mud.
Pity, you’re missing one of God’s great gifts to humanity...
Forget the cream and sugar, use Bailys. (Better tasting creme and sugar.)
I’m sure he thought it would be fine for his generals to drink coffee but want to nourish his soldiers with beer.
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