Some Interesting Coffee Facts
Some Interesting coffee research:
* In the July 6, 2005 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, an article of substantial impact was printed. It concludes that habitual coffee consumption is associated with substantially lower risk of type 2 diabetes. Given the major toll that diabetes is taking on the US, this finding takes on significance. Interestingly, where coffee consumption is higher, the prevalence of newly detected hyperglycemia is lower – especially hyperglycemia after a meal.
* Research over the years has had conflicting conclusions on the effects of coffee in humans. The reason, it now turns out, is that there is a difference between the acute and the continuing use of coffee. In the same way that hearing a shout in a quiet room brings a different response from that in a noisy environment, coffee can have a different effect in someone who uses it regularly versus one who rarely uses it. Generally, the negative effects are short-term effects in individuals who have not been regular users.
* In a study of coffee and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), it was noted that, although caffeinated coffee was unrelated to development of RA, drinking 4 or more cups a day of decaffeinated coffee more than doubled the risk of RA. Unfortunately, the study did not include information on the method of decaffeination of the coffees consumed by its participants. As this study was a large scale study, the proportions are probably a reflection of the general market where 80% of decaf is chemically-processed with methylene chloride, ethyl acetate or other chemical means. The most likely explanation for the negative effects of decaf would be the chemicals used.
Source: coffeeandcaffeine.com
* In the July 6, 2005 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, an article of substantial impact was printed. It concludes that habitual coffee consumption is associated with substantially lower risk of type 2 diabetes. Given the major toll that diabetes is taking on the US, this finding takes on significance. Interestingly, where coffee consumption is higher, the prevalence of newly detected hyperglycemia is lower – especially hyperglycemia after a meal.
* Research over the years has had conflicting conclusions on the effects of coffee in humans. The reason, it now turns out, is that there is a difference between the acute and the continuing use of coffee. In the same way that hearing a shout in a quiet room brings a different response from that in a noisy environment, coffee can have a different effect in someone who uses it regularly versus one who rarely uses it. Generally, the negative effects are short-term effects in individuals who have not been regular users.
* In a study of coffee and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), it was noted that, although caffeinated coffee was unrelated to development of RA, drinking 4 or more cups a day of decaffeinated coffee more than doubled the risk of RA. Unfortunately, the study did not include information on the method of decaffeination of the coffees consumed by its participants. As this study was a large scale study, the proportions are probably a reflection of the general market where 80% of decaf is chemically-processed with methylene chloride, ethyl acetate or other chemical means. The most likely explanation for the negative effects of decaf would be the chemicals used.
Source: coffeeandcaffeine.com
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