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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That picture is a slice of heaven. I’m there every morning, no matter what.
+100!
I was just thinking that myself...I’m doing the best I can to comply!
I will but shouldn’t, drink to that.
I knew you and I were soul mates for a reason :-)
” “Off the top of your head can anyone tell me how much coffee is 400 mg?”
I can. It’s 100mgs less than 500mgs and 100mgs more than 300mgs. “
MIT grad ?
If you haven't tried Xylitol, you ought to get some and try it. I use it, and I can't tell any taste difference between it and sugar.
Drink it black and unsweetened-—I’ve been doing it for 65 years.
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But eating that probably won't keep diabetes at bay.
One ounce is about 30mg. So, 400 mg = about 13.3 oz = a little over two 6-oz cups, or a little under two 8-oz cups.
IMHO...
Learn how to roast your own beans.
Incredibly good coffee.
Coffee is one of the highest dollar-volume traded commodities.
Far more than most people realize.
Up there with opium and oil.
LOVE IT.
The aroma of coffee smells like very diluted skunk odor.
That is why I still drink it.
Just add in some bacon, eggs, home fries and a newspaper written by conservatives...
Ahhhh... what a way to start the day.
Wife manages a coffee shop.
I’m gonna live forever.
Dang it all!
I just knew coffee would be unhealthy. This proves it beyond refutation! All these high-fallutin experts are always 180 degrees out from right. And I loved coffer...
I quit drinking alcohol in 1988, but I still love my 20 oz mug (or two) of Barista Prima French Roast every morning! I’ll even drink auto mechanic’s office coffee.
If it didn’t taste like battery acid....
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Perhaps you need to experiment with different blends until you find the right one for you.
Suggesting 5 cups a day is stupid. Shows how little credibility these “studies “ are.
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