Coffee.. good or bad?

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  • Amarillis
    Amarillis Posts: 2
    I will give up potato chips, I will give up ice cream, but I will cut a b*tch who tries to take away my coffee...

    OMG - I feel the same LOL. I can't ake it through a day without just 1. I have cut it out a few tiems, but tea gets boring so fast. :)
  • ATT949
    ATT949 Posts: 1,245 Member
    coffee is ok...I have been told that for every cup of coffee you drink you should counter it with an extra 8oz glass of water on top of the 8 glasses you are already drinking...try decaf it can be included in your 8- 8oz glasses of water
    I can't imagine drinking that much water!

    I rarely drink plain water. I prefer to get my water from food though I drink coffee, iced tea, and Coke Zero, from time to time. In that I run 25 to 30 miles per week and have lost up to 6 pounds, most of that in perspiration, I'm fairly tuned into water consumption requirements. I drink a replenisher drink to get back glucose, sodium, and potassium and allow my thirst mechanism to signal me that I need water.

    This is not definitive but you might find it to be interesting:
    http://advance.uconn.edu/2002/020722/02072207.htm

    And this research addresses the myth of the need for 8 glasses of water:
    http://ajpregu.physiology.org/content/283/5/R993.full

    Note that the article is actually…science. No personal stories, anecdotes, or what someone thought they read somewhere. Just a medical doctor, who has authored a book on the human kidney, researching all published literature about water consumption and then presenting his findings with 100 footnotes.
  • WhitneyJerome
    WhitneyJerome Posts: 80 Member
    I will give up potato chips, I will give up ice cream, but I will cut a b*tch who tries to take away my coffee...



    Amen =)
  • VTGolden
    VTGolden Posts: 24 Member
    Did I read that right....Coffee and Bad in the same sentence? :wink:

    I love coffee, have to have my ONE large cup every morning, unfortunately my creamer sets me back 70 calories, but some things are just WORTH it! It's my one vice!
    Same here...its 70 calories well spent!
  • ushkii
    ushkii Posts: 472 Member
    Just like everything else too much could be bad for you, I have cut way down to just 3 cups a day and powder non dairy creamer. I log both.
  • kennethmgreen
    kennethmgreen Posts: 1,759 Member
    Like water, coffee can be bad in excess. There is almost four zabillion opinions on the benefits/harms of coffee (often with very little mention of amount). A healthy amount is probably in the 'less than water, more than punches to your own face' range. I've got a chart somewhere that shows this.

    Just make sure you eat back your coffee calories.
  • rileamoyer
    rileamoyer Posts: 2,412 Member
    Coffee does NOT dehydrate. I really wish that myth would go away. It's full of antioxidants, and it's damn good for you.

    My hubby's doctor told him the same, I drink the extra water just in case. LoL
  • chocolateandvodka
    chocolateandvodka Posts: 1,850 Member
    it's evil. that's why it's black.
  • sarah_ep
    sarah_ep Posts: 580 Member
    Coffee does NOT dehydrate. I really wish that myth would go away. It's full of antioxidants, and it's damn good for you.

    My hubby's doctor told him the same, I drink the extra water just in case. LoL

    I was under the impression that it does not dehydrate you, however, you cannot add it to your water intake count.
  • nerdyandilikeit
    nerdyandilikeit Posts: 2,185 Member
    Like water, coffee can be bad in excess. There is almost four zabillion opinions on the benefits/harms of coffee (often with very little mention of amount). A healthy amount is probably in the 'less than water, more than punches to your own face' range. I've got a chart somewhere that shows this.

    Just make sure you eat back your coffee calories.

    I want to see the chart.
  • nerdyandilikeit
    nerdyandilikeit Posts: 2,185 Member
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    GOOOOOOOD!

    I LOVE Toothpaste for Dinner!
  • Cakepiebeer
    Cakepiebeer Posts: 392
    Coffee should count as fiber... just saying
  • brandalini
    brandalini Posts: 237 Member
    I will give up potato chips, I will give up ice cream, but I will cut a b*tch who tries to take away my coffee...

    Right there with you!
  • Legalchica
    Legalchica Posts: 462
    If coffee is wrong, I don't want to be right. I just make sure to log it.

    THIS!!! THIS THIS
  • Nerdy_Rose
    Nerdy_Rose Posts: 1,277 Member
    You will have to pry the coffee from my cold, dead hands. Much like the bacon.
  • killerqueen17
    killerqueen17 Posts: 536 Member
    Here's a published, peer-reviewed journal article on coffee and Alzheimer's:

    http://iospress.metapress.com/content/356hp5k5k142555v/

    Basically, they found that in mice, caffeine reduced the abmormal protein that they believe is the main factor involved in developing Alzheimer's. No abnormal protein = no Alzheimer's development. They said the amount given was the human equvalent of about 5 cups a day.

    SCIENCE!! :love:
  • Bankman1989
    Bankman1989 Posts: 1,116 Member
    This is the one thing I drink on a daily basis that I don'tknow.. I record the creamer calories. .but Is coffee good or bad? Is there any nutritional value?

    I think God made coffee before he made the heaven's and the earth..just sayin!
  • jmuhnie
    jmuhnie Posts: 93 Member
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21432699

    The problem with using creamer in coffee is that it binds up the antioxidants and has calories. Couldn't find the article. I drink my coffee black because of this reason. Just get good coffee to drink and you don't need creamer.
  • djdelano
    djdelano Posts: 30
    Tiger's right on

    Check out any diet and you'll find... CAFFEINE!

    Coffee is the single most, natural, abundant, and damn tasty place to get caffeine.

    Coffee gets a bad rap because of the teeth thing, that's a shame, that's going away since it was long paired with smoking, (coffee and smokes anyone? yuck)

    Just log it.

    I drink probably close to 45 ounces of coffee a day, I see my doc every 2yrs or less for checkups. The last time I went in he said : take your shirt off, .. he looked at me for about 5 seconds and said, I'm gonna bet you could have waited another year to see me.

    I do agree somewhat that artifical sweetners in excess is something you should avoid. So if you're worried about that, plain ol suger in the bag will do quite nicely.

    I'm tired of coffee getting a bad rap, check every major dietary supplement out there, you'll see caffeine. Why pay a jabillion dollars for a bucket of pills when a good cup a' jo will do the trick.

    Coffee is natural as well, and you can pay a little extra and get the organic grounds even.

    Coffee everyday.
    Wine once a week (single glass of red) . I don't even like the taste. But it's good for ju!

    mmm I think I'll have a cup right now.
    -D
  • Espressocycle
    Espressocycle Posts: 2,245 Member
    coffee is very harmful to the body. even decaf isn't great for you. Coffee is highly acidic. Highly acidic foods (not to be confused with the acid in citrus foods) produce fat cells in order to keep the acid away from your body organs. Also, keep in mind that we import coffee beans from other countries where they use harmful insecticides (such as DD7) that even WE don't allow in the US.

    Maybe you could try herbal organic tea to start your day instead? :)

    Your stomach is full of acid. That's how you digest food. The acid in a cup of coffee is not going to change the Ph of your body.
  • infamousmk
    infamousmk Posts: 6,033 Member
    I will give up potato chips, I will give up ice cream, but I will cut a b*tch who tries to take away my coffee...


    Amen!
  • sharonsjones
    sharonsjones Posts: 574 Member
    This is the one thing I drink on a daily basis that I don'tknow.. I record the creamer calories. .but Is coffee good or bad? Is there any nutritional value?

    I think God made coffee before he made the heaven's and the earth..just sayin!

    He had to drink coffee to stay awake to make the heavens and the earth
  • kennethmgreen
    kennethmgreen Posts: 1,759 Member
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21432699


    The problem with using creamer in coffee is that it binds up the antioxidants and has calories. Couldn't find the article. I drink my coffee black because of this reason. Just get good coffee to drink and you don't need creamer.
    Note the opening of the abstract that talks about evidence becoming available supporting coffee's health benefits. Seems like so many other things worse than coffee to obsessively worry over. Like punching yourself in the face. Way more damaging.

    I get the guilty by association thing - the negatives of creamer and cream substitutes. The chemicals in the nondairy stuff consumed daily probably aren't great. And of course, all the evil and ne'er-do-welling that sugar is responsible for. But that guilt by association is always lame because the "findings" get reported in too general a way, we leave context and details out, and suddenly coffee is to blame for things done by creamers and sugars. Same thing happened with crack babies. (Yes, I did just shift from coffee creamer to crack babies. Keep up.) Lots of studies with crack babies - and really, as much/more so with fetal alcohol syndrome - were reported and talked about before some smart people realized that most of the subjects studied were also heavy smokers. The sad truth is that you don't find a lot of pregnant moms who get drunk or smoke coke and don't also smoke cigarettes. So a lot of the damage reported in crack baby and fetal alcohol syndrome studies were actually nicotine damage. Anyway, now I'm sad.

    Much of coffee's bad reputation is from the associated guilts (creamers, sugars, sitting for hours not exercising in a coffee shop with your MacBook and hipster glasses reading Ayn Rand.) I agree that good coffee requires less to cover up the taste. I started drinking coffee black because I was a codependent nutjob more than two decades ago sitting in smoky rooms and didn't want to bother anyone with "making" coffee for me. Black was simpler. But now, people think I'm a coffee snob because I will politely ask for a fresh pot when it tastes old and/or burned. Creamer and sugar can mask the nastiness of bad coffee.
  • lucythinmint
    lucythinmint Posts: 239
    If coffee is wrong, I don't want to be right. I just make sure to log it.

    Exactly! I keep my creamer to a minimum but COFFEE=LIFE!! :drinker:
  • grannygethealthy1111
    grannygethealthy1111 Posts: 422
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_effects_of_coffee
  • jheilala63
    jheilala63 Posts: 94
    I'm tinkering with the idea of drinking coffee and I'm seeing mixed reviews on whether it's good if it's bad especially with the lifestyle change. I can't drink black coffee because it's just nasty so I'd more than likely have to add some creamer to it. Any suggestions? Pros? Cons?
  • lizziebeth1028
    lizziebeth1028 Posts: 3,602 Member
    Although I only drink 2 cups a day...the world would be a sad place without those 2 cups!!! It's what you add to it that makes it calorie heavy. I keep mine lite - about 2 teaspoon's of powdered creamer and a tiny bit of almond extract Perfect!
  • shellybean73
    shellybean73 Posts: 88 Member
    If coffee is wrong, I don't want to be right. I just make sure to log it.

    pretty much!
  • rachelerwin
    rachelerwin Posts: 140 Member
    If coffee is bad then I am in trouble. I love hazelnut coffee with a splash of almond milk. mmmm
  • ilovedeadlifts
    ilovedeadlifts Posts: 2,923 Member
    drink away.
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