Setting the record straight - Coffee is Good for you!
Was your mom wrong? A Plethora of new medical studies shows Coffee may be a healthy beverage.
Have you been told coffee was bad for you? You may have not drank enough!
Generations of doctors and supposed health experts have been warning us of the evils of coffee. Coffee has been accused of slowing children’s growth, causing cancer, and other maladies.
However, several recent findings have determined that coffee is good for you. Medical authorities like JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, have produced detailed studies showing coffee to be highly beneficial to your health.
Several studies have shown:
* Caffeine, equivalent to six to eight cups of coffee consumed by a human in a day, could possibly help protect people against multiple sclerosis (MS)
* Drinking coffee every day helps to lower the risk of type 2 diabetes.
* Coffee is associated with a decreased risk of Gallstone disease in men.
* Men who drink coffee have a significantly lower occurrence of Parkinson’s Disease.
* One study found that people who don’t drink coffee at all are more likely to die sooner!
But can coffee be bad for you? Coffee like juice or soda, can be bad for you if you drink it in great excess. And like peanuts, some people can’t tolerate it. But for most healthy people coffee is a health beverage. People forget that coffee is, essentially, a vegetable juice. Coffee beans grown in rich soil are roasted and crushed, after which hot water filters through them to create your cup of Joe. Coffee just tastes a lot better than tomato juice.