To drink coffee or not to drink coffee?

Sounds good. I may have to try it.

This is another matter of opinion thing. Some nutritionists believe that if you have less than three cups a day (with minimal milk and no sugar) it is beneficial to your metabolism....and when I drink a tonne of tea (HATE coffee), I always see a nice number on the scale the next day. its a diuretic so it flushes water from your system.

You are going to get 100 people that say coffee is good for you and there is nothing wrong with it. And you are going to get just as many that say it is bad...


My opinion is that it is bad for you. People survived without it, and the only reason people have to drink 4 cups of coffee to stay away is because they are addicted to it and just like any other addiction, pretty soon four cups isn't enough and you have to bump it up to five.

If it can cause an addiction be it mentally or physically, then it is bad in my book.

There have been numerous studies on coffee and none have proved it to be unhealthy. It will hydrate you, and the caffeine does increase your metabolism for a bit. Personally, I don't drink it because I don't like the taste. But if you want to drink it, drink it.

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I really think the answer is 'all things in moderation'. 4 cups a day might be overkill and interfering with your water intake but ONE cup of coffee- go for it!

I read studies that black coffee is good for you. However I agree with the above, everything is "bad" for you lol

I'm not giving up my coffee. I'm a stay at home mom of 3 kids- enough said ;-) I do drink Folgers half caffeine with a light creamer.

I don't think that it's the coffee that's bad.....its just that most people put junk in it....therefore making it bad for you......like me....by the time I've put what I want in it....It's like liquid candy......sugar&cream with a little bit of coffee added....lol.....

Try decaf, tastes the same and is so much better for you. With that being said be sure to read the ingredients and get one that is naturally decaffeinated. If your in Canada good ol timmys.

sorry, coffee snob and a caffeine junkie here. No coffee would mean a death some where by my needing a caffeine fix hands, lol!

Yes!!! Me too!!!!!!!! Love my morning coffee!

I have a friend that has been inspiring me to try and get fit he said coffee is really bad besides the caffine it has I forget what type of acid he said but it opens up your muscles and makes them retain to much water. Is it really worth not having it?!!!

Could you be so good as to cite one or more medical studies to back this up?

Personally, I rarely rely on "friends" as being a source of reliable information. That's not a knock on my friends and that's not a knock on people here in Southern California (though that could be a serious discussion). No, over the past few decades, I've seen that most people have absolutely no clue about anything having to do with nutrition.

If you were able to cite research papers on this topic that would be great. If not, well, this is just another posting on the internet by some nice person whose friend told her…

Coffee has been found to prevent "Triple Negative" Breast Cancer. The prevention was found in women who drank 2 or more cups a day. It doesn't prevent Estrogren Postive Breast Cancer but the Triple Negative type which is a more lethal type of cancer. It was a very large study and if you can google it.

No, over the past few decades, I've seen that most people have absolutely no clue about anything having to do with nutrition.

If you were able to cite research papers on this topic that would be great. If not, well, this is just another posting on the internet by some nice person whose friend told her…

I completely agree with that first sentence. It is shocking to me how little most people seem to know about nutrition. And it's really so easy!

But I disagree with the second. Research papers are rarely of any use to the general public. I actually think they are why most people are so confused about nutrition. Results of a new study get released, the media picks it up and gives it a snappy headline and quotes the "findings" as if they are fact. The general public would not read an entire study and if they did it would be much to clinical for most to understand. They would read the synopsis of results and think that was all there is to it. It's as dangerous as getting health and nutrition information from a film or a blog.

It's really better to consult professionals (certified doctors or dieticians) or rely on trusted medical organizations for nutrition information. And use common sense.