In addition to what some of you already know that a cup of coffee can make you more alert, improve your mood and enhance one's energy, coffee:
1. Eases pain: while this study only was performed on 48 people in Norway, there might be something to this announcement.
2. Delays the onset of Alzheimer's Disease: three cups of 8 ounce coffee are recommended. Of course, as they're related, Parkinson's and dementia can be delayed. Mind you, this is around 500 mg, which, to me, is awfully high. It defies any logic that two and a half bottles per day of Five Hour Energy can be good for anyone. (See below for how much caffeine is in what you drink.)
4. ....does not stunt growth in young people.
5. Reduces incidence of type 2 diabetes.
6. Prevents certain cancers. Tea and chocolates also appear to provide benefits.
7. Aids in treating heart and circulatory problems, and might prevent strokes. Like two glasses of red wine are good for you, this article indicates that two cups of coffee are recommended daily.
8. Possibly due to all the above, increases your life expectancy.
It appears that caffeine is beneficial in your diet, but, more so, coffee has several bioactive compounds that act as antioxidants to reduce inflammation and regulate insulin. At one time caffeine was on the no-no level of nicotine from smoking. Not anymore.
Should you have your coffee with sugar and cream? Except to the purist, the taste is certainly enhanced with these additives. In fact, it's interesting to note that both coffee and tea have pleasing aromas, but, for reasons I can't explain, coffee tastes mostly bitter, while tea tastes like it smells. I've thus over the past few decades been exploring if there can be some genetic means to coax that absent coffee taste from the bean. In any case, with respect to that question, it is medically deemed advisable to avoid the sugar (calories) and cream/milk (there seems to be a diminution of health benefits with this "contaminant"). I'll later post a similar article on tea, which is is nearly 20 times more popular globally than coffee.
One serious warning, though, is that if you are over 70 or overweight, caffeine can significantly increase your blood pressure! This condition especially affects anyone who does not drink much coffee. Your body actually gets accustomed to caffeine if you are a regular consumer. If you're pregnant, don't drink coffee. Coffee does stain your teeth. Of course, if you want to sleep, pass on that triple expresso.
5. Reduces incidence of type 2 diabetes.
6. Prevents certain cancers. Tea and chocolates also appear to provide benefits.
8. Possibly due to all the above, increases your life expectancy.
It appears that caffeine is beneficial in your diet, but, more so, coffee has several bioactive compounds that act as antioxidants to reduce inflammation and regulate insulin. At one time caffeine was on the no-no level of nicotine from smoking. Not anymore.
One serious warning, though, is that if you are over 70 or overweight, caffeine can significantly increase your blood pressure! This condition especially affects anyone who does not drink much coffee. Your body actually gets accustomed to caffeine if you are a regular consumer. If you're pregnant, don't drink coffee. Coffee does stain your teeth. Of course, if you want to sleep, pass on that triple expresso.
Caffeine in drinks:
| Coffees | Serving Size | Caffeine (mg) |
|---|---|---|
| Coffee, generic brewed | 8 oz. | 133 (range: 102-200) (16 oz. = 266) |
| Coffee, generic instant | 8 oz. | 93 (range: 27-173) |
| Coffee, generic decaffeinated | 8 oz. | 5 (range: 3-12) |
| Starbucks Brewed Coffee (Grande) | 16 oz. | 320 |
| Einstein Bros. regular coffee | 16 oz. | 300 |
| Dunkin' Donuts regular coffee | 16 oz. | 206 |
| Starbucks Vanilla Latte (Grande) | 16 oz. | 150 |
| Starbucks Espresso, doppio | 2 oz. | 150 |
| Starbucks Frappuccino Blended Coffee Beverages, average | 9.5 oz. | 115 |
| Starbucks Espresso, solo | 1 oz. | 75 |
| Einstein Bros. Espresso | 1 oz. | 75 |
| Espresso, generic | 1 oz. | 40 (range: 30-90) |
| Starbucks Espresso decaffeinated | 1 oz. | 4 |
| Teas | Serving Size | Caffeine (mg) |
| Tea, brewed | 8 oz. | 53 (range: 40-120) |
| Starbucks Tazo Chai Tea Latte (Grande) | 16 oz. | 100 |
| Snapple, Lemon (and diet version) | 16 oz. | 42 |
| Snapple, Peach (and diet version) | 16 oz. | 42 |
| Snapple Raspberry (and diet version) | 16 oz. | 42 |
| Arizona Iced Tea, black | 16 oz. | 32 |
| Nestea | 12 oz. | 26 |
| Snapple, Just Plain Unsweetened | 16 oz. | 18 |
| Arizona Iced Tea, green | 16 oz. | 15 |
| Snapple, Kiwi Teawi | 16 oz. | 10 |
| Soft Drinks | Serving Size | Caffeine (mg) |
| FDA official limit for cola and pepper soft drinks | 12 oz. | 71 (200 parts per million) |
| Vault | 12 oz. | 71 (20 oz. = 118) |
| Jolt Cola | 12 oz. | 72 |
| Mountain Dew MDX, regular or diet | 12 oz. | 71 (20 oz. = 118) |
| Coke Blak | 12 oz. | 69 (20 oz. = 115) |
| Coke Red, regular or diet | 12 oz. | 54 (20 oz. = 90) |
| Mountain Dew, regular or diet | 12 oz. | 54 (20 oz. = 90) |
| Pepsi One | 12 oz. | 54 (20 oz. = 90) |
| Mellow Yellow | 12 oz. | 53 |
| Diet Coke | 12 oz. | 47 (20 oz. = 78) |
| Diet Coke Lime | 12 oz. | 47 (20 oz. = 78) |
| TAB | 12 oz. | 46.5 |
| Pibb Xtra, Diet Mr. Pibb, Pibb Zero | 12 oz. | 41 (20 oz. = 68) |
| Dr. Pepper | 12 oz. | 42 (20 oz. = 68) |
| Dr. Pepper diet | 12 oz. | 44 (20 oz. = 68) |
| Pepsi | 12 oz. | 38 (20 oz. = 63) |
| Pepsi Lime, regular or Diet | 12 oz. | 38 (20 oz. = 63) |
| Pepsi Vanilla | 12 oz. | 37 |
| Pepsi Twist | 12 oz. | 38 (20 oz. = 63) |
| Pepsi Wild Cherry, regular or diet | 12 oz. | 38 (20 oz. = 63) |
| Diet Pepsi | 12 oz. | 36 (20 oz. = 60) |
| Pepsi Twist, diet | 12 oz. | 36 (20 oz. = 60) |
| Coca-Cola Classic | 12 oz. | 35 (20 oz. = 58) |
| Coke Black Cherry Vanilla, regular or diet | 12 oz. | 35 (20 oz. = 58) |
| Coke C2 | 12 oz. | 35 (20 oz. = 58) |
| Coke Cherry, regular or diet | 12 oz. | 35 (20 oz. = 58) |
| Coke Lime | 12 oz. | 35 (20 oz. = 58) |
| Coke Vanilla | 12 oz. | 35 (20 oz. = 58) |
| Coke Zero | 12 oz. | 35 (20 oz. = 58) |
| Barq's Diet Root Beer | 12 oz. | 0 |
| Barq's Root Beer | 12 oz. | 22 (20 oz. = 38) |
| 7-Up, regular or diet | 12 oz. | 0 |
| Fanta, all flavors | 12 oz. | 0 |
| Fresca, all flavors | 12 oz. | 0 |
| Mug Root Beer, regular or diet | 12 oz. | 0 |
| Sierra Mist, regular or free | 12 oz. | 0 |
| Sprite, regular or diet | 12 oz. | 0 |
| Energy Drinks | Serving Size | Caffeine (mg) |
| Spike Shooter | 8.4 oz. | 300 |
| Cocaine | 8.4 oz. | 288 |
| 5-Hour Energy | 1.93 oz. | 207 |
| Monster Energy | 16 oz. | 160 |
| Full Throttle | 16 oz. | 144 |
| Rip It, all varieties | 8 oz. | 100 |
| Enviga | 12 oz. | 100 |
| Tab Energy | 10.5 oz. | 95 |
| SoBe No Fear | 8 oz. | 83 |
| Red Bull | 8.3 oz. | 80 |
| Red Bull Sugarfree | 8.3 oz.. | 80 |
| Rockstar Energy Drink | 8 oz. | 80 |
| SoBe Adrenaline Rush | 8.3 oz. | 79 |
| Amp | 16 oz. | 143 |
| Glaceau Vitamin Water Energy Tropical Citrus | 20 oz. | 50 |
| SoBe Essential Energy, Berry or Orange | 8 oz. | 48 |
| Frozen Desserts | Serving Size | Caffeine (mg) |
| Ben & Jerry's Coffee Heath Bar Crunch | 8 fl. oz. | 84 |
| Ben & Jerry's Coffee Flavored Ice Cream | 8 fl. oz. | 68 |
| Haagen-Dazs Coffee Ice Cream | 8 fl. oz. | 58 |
| Haagen-Dazs Coffee Light Ice Cream | 8 fl. oz. | 58 |
| Haagen-Dazs Coffee Frozen Yogurt | 8 fl. oz. | 58 |
| Haagen-Dazs Coffee & Almond Crunch Bar | 8 fl. oz. | 58 |
| Starbucks Coffee Ice Cream | 8 fl. oz. | 50-60 |
| Chocolates/Candies/Other | Serving Size | Caffeine (mg) |
| Jolt Caffeinated Gum | 1 stick | 33 |
| Hershey's Special Dark Chocolate Bar | 1.45 oz. | 31 |
| Hershey's Chocolate Bar | 1.55 oz. | 9 |
| Hershey's Kisses | 41g (9 pieces) | 9 |
| Hot Cocoa | 8 oz. | 9 (range: 3-13) |
| Over-The-Counter Drugs | Serving Size | Caffeine (mg) |
| NoDoz (Maximum Strength) | 1 tablet | 200 |
| Vivarin | 1 tablet | 200 |
| Excedrin (Extra Strength) | 2 tablets | 130 |
| Anacin (Maximum Strength) | 2 tablets | 64 |
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